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Upper part of a statue of a king
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 16 x 10.2 x 6.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number56.1248
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of a king with uraeus and nemes head cloth. Somewhat battered. Back roughly modeled only.
ProvenanceLuigi Vassalli Collection (d. 1887); Horace Mayer Collection, by 1930; lent by Horace Mayer, 1930; gift of Horace Mayer, 1956.