Bust of a King with Unfinished "Uraeus" (Cobra) and Grid
Date:
3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Description:
This sculptor's model depicts the bust of a king. The back, sides and base are flat and incised with grid squares, though some have been oblitherated. The king's face is finished, while the headcloth is nearly finished and lacks detail. The uraeus is indicated by a rectangular projection and incised with lines.For the latest information about this object, busts; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ptolemaic DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Dendera]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
