Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow

ca. 1295-1186 BCE (New Kingdom, 19th dynasty)

32.5 cm 22.2 cm 5 cm

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Pharaohs from Nubia ruled Egypt during the 25th dynasty (747–656 BCE), but this image predates that period by hundreds of years. Instead of race, the black color of the king’s skin may indicate that he is deceased. In Egyptian royal art, black or green flesh is associated with...

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R. Haas, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase [inv. no. N574]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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