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Model Torso

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Accession: 22.32
Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
Date: ca. 150-27 BCE (Ptolemaic)
Date range: 162 BCE – 15 BCE
Materials: ['limestone']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Model Torso (22.32). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220455

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<p>Sculpture models, such as this example, were used by artists in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. This model appears to be complete, despite the lack of head, arms, and lower legs. The grid lines on the legs helped to keep the proportions. The statue is dressed with a shendit-kilt. Such models may also have served a votive purpose in a temple setting.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.32' rel='external'>Model Torso</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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Walters-AccNum 22.32 tier-2
Walters-id 12670 tier-2

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