Ptolemaic relief fragment: pharaoh

Classification

relief ; architectural element

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height: 31.5 cm; width: 99 cm; depth: 17 cm

Period

reign of Ptolemy I Soter (305–285)

Material

limestone

Iconography

offering scene ; Ptolemy, I (Soter); crown, headdress, hairstyle ; uraeus ; necklace/torques ; vessel ; ribbon ; papyrus sceptre

Inscription

Classical Egyptian ; hieroglyphs

Findspot

Kom el-Ahmar (El-Minya)

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Provenance

Budapest, Hungarian National Museum

Inventory

51.2158

ID

Hyp-2994

References

Kóthay–Liptay, Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 132, 62c; Nagy, I., Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 108; Nagy, I., Egyptian Collection, 110; Kóthay–Liptay, Egyptian Artefacts, 138, 66c

Year of discovery

1907

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