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Source Description
Probably meant for temple use, such statues tended to blend the figure of the queen with that of the goddess of the temple. The head is carved in typically Egyptian style with idealized features. The eyes are depicted in a conventionalized manner, outlined with raised cosmetic lines. The corners of the mouth lift in a slight smile.
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Document identity
localId
29096
label
Head of Isis or Queen as Isis
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29096
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of Isis or Queen as Isis
description
Probably meant for temple use, such statues tended to blend the figure of the queen with that of the goddess of the temple. The head is carved in typically Egyptian style with idealized features. The eyes are depicted in a conventionalized manner, outlined with raised cosmetic lines. The corners of the mouth lift in a slight smile.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 360-300 BCE (Late Period-early Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
statues
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35
height
20
depth
30
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/4 x W: 7 7/8 x D: 11 13/16 in. (35 x 20 x 30 cm); mount: H: 6 1/2 x W: 5 1/2 x D: 7 1/16 in. (16.5 x 14 x 18 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
30th-early Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
limestone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
796
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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