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| Keywords: Egyptian - Sculptor's Model of a Vulture Hieroglyph - Walters 2236.jpg Sculptor's models were used in the workshops of craftsmen for training and demonstration purposes This two-dimensional model executed in raised relief displays a vulture The image represents the hieroglyphic script sign aleph which does not exist in the English alphabet and was a model for large-scale temple inscriptions ca 300 160 BC Greco-Roman limestone cm 14 16 2 3 ; framed cm 20 24 8 accession number 22 36 18204 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Vulture mt hieroglyph 01 Gyps in art | ||||
