Colossal head from a royal statue
reigns of Ptolemy I–III, 305–222 BC
This head and a second, identical one (ÄS 80) belonged to a pair of colossal sculptures depicting the king. They were probably standing statues with a height of from three to four meters. The pair may have stood in front of the pylon of a temple at Alexandria. The facial features are typical for Ptolemaic times.
This head and a second, identical one (ÄS 80) belonged to a pair of colossal sculptures depicting the king. They were probably standing statues with a height of from three to four meters. The pair may have stood in front of the pylon of a temple at Alexandria. The facial features are typical for Ptolemaic times.
Time:
reigns of Ptolemy I–III, 305–222 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Alexandria (vermutlich)
Material/technology:
Coarse nummulitic limestone
Dimensions:
H 60 cm, B 61 cm, T 50,8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 79
Provenance
1848, gift of Anton von Laurin
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