Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Temple Relief Fragment of Ptolemy II Offering Incense
Description
<p>Wearing the shuty, or "double plumes" headdress, the king was once shown burning incense to a now-missing deity. Oval cartouches, elliptically shaped coils of rope used to mark royal names, record Ptolemy II's name in hieroglyphs, while his titles appear above them. At the top edge of the relief is a row of five-pointed stars, representing the sky.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.176' rel='external'>Temple Relief Fragment of Ptolemy II Offering Incense</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.176 tier-2
- Walters-id 24217 tier-2
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