Ball-Playing Ceremony: the king before a goddess, possibly Hathor, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 30 or later, 380–246 B.C., From Egypt, Quartzite, H. 85 × W. 71 × D. 7.2 cm, 104.3 kg (33 7/16 × 27 15/16 × 2 13/16 in., 230 lb.), This quartzite relief appears to depict the ritual called 'Striking the Ball'. A king wearing the royal nemes head-cloth with uraeus and the traditional bull’s tail stands on the right. Between him and a goddess opposite is the god hieroglyph and, lower down, a round ball
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Ball-Playing Ceremony, king, goddess, Hathor, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Dynasty 30, later, 380–246 B.C, Egypt, Quartzite, H, 85, W, 71, D, 7.2 cm, 104.3 kg, 33 7/16, 27 15/16, 2 13/16, 230 lb., quartzite, relief, depict, ritual, Striking, Ball', king wearing, royal nemes, head-cloth, uraeus, traditional bull, tail, stands, right, goddess opposite, god hieroglyph, lower down, round ball
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