Votive Relief of a King, 305-246 BC. Trial pieces—carved on limestone flakes, or ostraca —and sculptors models allow us to see how the ancient Egyptian artist approached his work. Showing the profile of a king in relief, this piece is a masterpiece in its own right, and was probably meant to be copied.

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Keywords: art, cleveland, dynasty, early, egypt, greco-roman, heritage, limestone, museum, period, ptolemaic, sculpture, unknown