MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Royal Bust - Walters 22249.jpg This wooden model represents a Ptolemaic pharaoh one of the Greek kings who ruled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great He wears the royal nemes headdress with a serpent Though it is not the ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Royal Bust - Walters 22249.jpg This wooden model represents a Ptolemaic pharaoh one of the Greek kings who ruled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great He wears the royal nemes headdress with a serpent Though it is not the normal royal cobra-the uraeus-as its head hangs down on the king's forehead instead of being raised it may still be intended to symbolize magical protection of the king century 2 BC Greco-Roman wood cm 11 8 accession number 22 249 29438 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisiton unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 Carved for Immortality The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 place of origin Delta Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Unknown pharaohs Works of Greco-Roman Egypt Statues of the Ptolemaic dynasty
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