Relief
| Object Number: | E15728 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Ptolemaic |
| Provenience: | Egypt Tell El-Rataba |
| Locus: | Temple of Samannud (uncertain) Temple of Bahbit el-Higara (uncertain) |
| Period: | Ptolemaic Period Ptolemy II |
| Date Made: | 285-247 BCE |
| Early Date: | -285 |
| Late Date: | -247 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Quartzite |
| Iconography: | King Ptolemy II |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from D. G. Kelekian, 1926 |
Description
King Ptolemy II presents a bolt of linen to the goddess Isis, who holds a papyrus-scepter in her right hand and the ankh (symbol of life) in her left. The figure of the king at the right is part of another offering scene.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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