id:			94118
accession number:	1914.666.a
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Double-Sided Votive Relief, 305–30 BC. Egypt, Greco-Roman period, early Ptolemaic Dynasty. Limestone; overall: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.666.a

title:				Double-Sided Votive Relief
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creation date:			305–30 BC
creation date earliest:		-305
creation date latest:		-30
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Greco-Roman period, early Ptolemaic Dynasty
technique:	limestone
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Ptolemaic Dynasty
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1916, no. 28, p. 206, pl. 340

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from Nicolas Tano, Cairo, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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wall description:
Trial pieces—carved on limestone flakes, or <em>ostraca</em>—and sculptors' models allow us to see how the ancient Egyptian artist approached his work. The four heads—a king, a shaven-headed priest, and two foreigners—on this large trial piece were doubtless practice sketches but nonetheless show the learner's keen eye for detail and for distinguishing different facial types. Others, such as the wild dog's head and the profile of a king in relief, are masterpieces in their own right, and were probably meant to be copied. The sculpture of a lion was left unfinished, which makes it even more intriguing; even in its roughed-out-state it is a majestic figure. The back of this piece is carved in the figure of a goddess.
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