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<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.50_PS9.jpg)
Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.50_PS9.jpg)
<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.50_PS9.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.50_PS9.jpg)

<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_view1.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_view1.jpg)

<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_wwg8_2014.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_wwg8_2014.jpg)

<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_back.jpg)

Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.50_back.jpg)

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Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

The slight smile, the soft facial features, and the downward-pointing viper on the brow (where there would normally be a rearing cobra)of some of these images suggest that they represent one or more of the kings of the fourth century B.C.E. Whether sculptors' models or temple offerings (see case label), they illustrate the diversity contained in and the problems associated with this well-attested category of Egyptian art. For example, the busts appear to be temple offerings, but several of them have artists' working marks such as L-shaped depth guides (70.91.2) or a grid pattern (16.76).
This text refers to these objects: 16.50; 33.591; 82.22; 70.91.2
MEDIUM Limestone
DATES 6th–4th century B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 26
PERIOD Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.50
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
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CAPTION Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.50_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 16.50_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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<em>Sculptor's Model of a Royal Head</em>, 6th–4th century B.C.E. Limestone, 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.50. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.50_PS9.jpg)

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