SculptureEgyptian4th-1st century BCE
Relief fragment with the Head of Pharoah Protected by the Hawk of Horus
Ptolemaic or later
Description
Sunken relief with head and shoulders of figure facing right. Hawk of Horus is above head.
Dimensions
57.5 x 68 x 5 cm (22 5/8 x 26 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Denman Ross from R. Haase, Sr., 10 rue Saint-Georges, Paris, in October 1924. Sent directly to the Fogg Museum.
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