Model with a King, Ear, and Head of Ram

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