Ptolemaic King (perhaps Ptolemy VI), 150–100 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 12 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27.4 x 24.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Christos G. Bastis in honor of Richard Fazzini, 1995.28. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 1995.28_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
Ptolemaic King (perhaps Ptolemy VI), 150–100 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 12 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27.4 x 24.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Christos G. Bastis in honor of Richard Fazzini, 1995.28. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1995.28.jpg)
Ptolemaic King (perhaps Ptolemy VI)
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Second-century B.C.E. Ptolemaic kings like this one guaranteed honesty in manufacturing and accounting for animal mummies. For example, royal regulations ensured that each linen packet contained only one body rather than combining multiple commissions in a single set of wrappings, or not including any animal at all. They also insisted on standard accounting practices, so that corrupt priests could not cheat the worshippers or the institutions that prepared and buried the mummies.
MEDIUM
Limestone, pigment
DATES
150–100 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS
12 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27.4 x 24.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1995.28
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Christos G. Bastis in honor of Richard Fazzini
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
One royal head in light brown (slightly discolored) limestone wearing the striped nemes surmounted by a small knob.
Condition: Covered with deposits; nose missing; mouth damaged; broken off across neck. Traces of pigment
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ptolemaic King (perhaps Ptolemy VI), 150–100 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 12 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27.4 x 24.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Christos G. Bastis in honor of Richard Fazzini, 1995.28. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 1995.28_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1995.28_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (Gavin Ashworth, photographer), 2012
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