Torso of a king, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C. probably, From Egypt, Basalt, 80.4 x 38.6 x 26.7 cm (31 5/8 x 15 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.), Slightly under-lifesize statues in dark stone like this and the adjacent sculpture were probably created by the Ptolemaic kings to serve the needs of native Egyptian royal cults, possibly connected with royal renewal given the regenerative significance of the color
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Torso, king, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C, Egypt, Basalt, 80.4 x 38.6 26.7 cm, 31 5/8 15 3/16 10 1/2, Slightly under-lifesize, statues, dark stone, adjacent sculpture, created, kings, serve, needs, native Egyptian, royal, cults, connected, royal renewal, given, regenerative significance, color
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