Antiquity · Cleveland Museum of Art · 1914.665
Votive Relief of a King
Unknown maker, 305–246 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 305–246 BCE
- Medium
- limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13.6 x 8.9 x 1.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
- Era
- Antiquity
Why it matters
Trial pieces—carved on limestone flakes, or ostraca —and sculptors' models allow us to see how the ancient Egyptian artist approached his work. Showing the profile of a king in relief, this piece is a masterpiece in its own right, and was probably meant to be copied.