Model with a King, Ear, and Head of Ram

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This model depicts a king in profile to the left. He holds a jar in each hand. The front is carved in relief. The back is in sunk relief, and depicts an ear and the head of a ram. The corner of this piece has broken off, and the authenticity of the piece has been questioned.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisiton unknown] [claimed from Sakkara]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923 [mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Number] On old label: D.K. 2883 KX 994; [Number] On old label: 1035

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

ca. 746-335 BC (Late Period)

Medium

limestone
(Sculpture)

Accession Number

22.266

Measurements

L: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)

Geography

Egypt, Saqqara (Place of Discovery)

Location Within Museum

Not On View