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| Keywords: Egyptian - Sculptor's Model - King with "Blue Crown" - Walters 22285 - Side B.jpg Sculptor's models were popular teaching aids among Ptolemaic workshops Displayed on one side of this limestone plaque in raised relief is a kneeling king holding a wine jar in his hands This carefully executed figure most likely served as a model for students The plaque was cut from a larger piece which also originally served for training purposes Three finished and two unfinished ears have been preserved as well as a part of another ear cut in half when the plaque was made smaller Above the ears the beak of a vulture has also been preserved ca 200 80 BC Greco-Roman limestone cm 11 6 6 2 1 4 accession number 22 285 20765 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 Tools and Models The Art of the Sculptor in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003-2004 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Ear hieroglyph Human ears in art | ||||
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