EGYPT
Head of a king
Late Period – Ptolemaic Period 644 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
limestone

Measurements
12.0 × 13.8 × 13.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Aug. Schwalky Esq., 1868

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Accession Number
24B-D1A

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Small limestone head of a king wearing the nemes headcloth, uraeus and false beard. The head is broken at the shoulders.