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Statuette of a kneeling king wearing the nemes headcloth and uraeus, his hands holding an offering for the gods, now lost. Representations of kneeling kings always portray them in veneration before a deity, often presenting offerings.
Unknown4th century BCE - 3rd century BCE
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Credit: Gift of Abraham Guterman, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum
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- Title: Statuette of a kneeling king wearing the nemes headcloth and uraeus, his hands holding an offering for the gods, now lost. Representations of kneeling kings always portray them in veneration before a deity, often presenting offerings.
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 4th century BCE - 3rd century BCE
- Location: Egypt
- Type: Statuette
- Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo © David A. Loggie, N.Y.
- External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Medium: Bronze
- Exhibition: The Immortals of Ancient Egypt: From the Abraham Guterman Collection of Ancient Egyptian Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 01/06/1997 - 01/12/1997
- Dimensions: H: 11.3; W: 4.5 cm
- Curator: Ben-Tor, Daphna
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