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Limestone bust of a ruler
Bust of king, sculptor's trial piece.
Length: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville
20th Dynasty-Ptolemaic
Circa
-0380
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Circa
-0030
Dating to either Dynasty 30 or the Ptolemaic period, such busts were used as models in workshops throughout Egypt. This would ensure continuity of the royal 'portrait' type.
Accession number: E.GA.3209.1943
Primary reference Number: 57639
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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