Sculptor's Model with a Relief of a Bull

ca. 282-200 BCE (Ptolemaic)

13.7 cm 16.5 cm

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Sculptor's models such as this were used in the workshops of craftsmen for study and demonstration. Some of them were also donated to temples. The image of the bull is not only a representation of the animal, but also a hieroglyphic script sign.

Sculpture

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Khawam Brothers, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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