Fragment of relief plaque with a child god, inscribed on reverse, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 500–200 B.C., From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Hibis, Temple, enclosure, southern part, 1910, Limestone, H. 15 cm (6 in.); W. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); D. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.), Small Late Period and Ptolemaic reliefs or sculptures that depict a subject in a partial or unfinished way but are themselves finished objects constitute a special class of object. Guidelines like those for artists are often prominently exhibited as part of the object, although, in fact, many instances can be noted where the object simply could not serve as a suitable model for a traditional formal Egyptian representation
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Fragment, relief plaque, child god, inscribed, reverse, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 500–200 B.C, Egypt, Western Desert, Kharga Oasis, Hibis, Temple, enclosure, southern part, 1910, Limestone, H, 15 cm, 6, W, 9.2, 3 5/8, D, 1 3/16, Small Late, Period, Ptolemaic reliefs, sculptures, depict, subject, partial, unfinished way, themselves finished, objects, constitute, special class, object, Guidelines, artists, prominently exhibited, part, although, fact, instances, noted, object simply, serve, suitable model, traditional formal, Egyptian, representation
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