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| Keywords: Egyptian - Sculptor Model for a Royal Bust - Walters 2254 - Back.jpg A limestone model bust of a royal male wearing the nemes headdress with a uraeus The uraeus serpent has been broken away As was typical for the period the uraeus had two coils one to each side and the tail extended back over the top of the rounded nemes Beneath the edge of the band of the nemes the natural hairline of the figure may be seen The eyes are naturally outlined and the brow delicately follows the contour of the eye The pupils and irises of the eyes are picked out in black paint The surface of the piece has been scratched and chipped in several places The face is fleshy and rather flat in profile The lips are pursed and smiling The back sides and base are flat planes and there are grid squares etched into the back and sides Where the lappets touch the shoulder they are creased in an unnaturally sharp way The lappets are flat with a curved outer edge and strictly vertical inner edge ca 200 150 BC Greco-Roman limestone cm 18 8 16 1 9 5 accession number 22 54 3028 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1920 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Unknown pharaohs Works of Greco-Roman Egypt Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
