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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1924.81
Title
Relief fragment with the Head of Pharoah Protected by the Hawk of Horus
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
Ptolemaic or later
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292129

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
57.5 x 68 x 5 cm (22 5/8 x 26 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased by Denman Ross from R. Haase, Sr., 10 rue Saint-Georges, Paris, in October 1924. Sent directly to the Fogg Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1924
Object Number
1924.81
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Sunken relief with head and shoulders of figure facing right. Hawk of Horus is above head.

Verification Level

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