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Limestone bust of a ruler Unknown

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Title/s	Limestone bust of a ruler
Maker/s	Unknown
Category	sculptor's model
Name	sculptor's model
Description	bust of king, sculptor's trial piece.
Production Notes	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.
Field Collection	Egypt
Dimensions	length 11 cm
Period	Thirtieth Dynasty or Ptolemaic
Date	circa 380 B.C. — 30 B.C.
Provenance	bequeathed: Gayer-Anderson, R.G. (Major) 1943 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Documentation	(1982) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge (Cambs.) : Pevensey Press (2005) London: Scala
Material/s	limestone
Accession Number	E.GA.3209.1943 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 57639; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-12)

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Limestone bust of a ruler

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