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| Keywords: Egyptian - Temple Relief Fragment of Ptolemy II Offering Incense - Walters 22176.jpg Wearing the shuty or double plumes headdress the king was once shown burning incense to a now-missing deity Oval cartouches elliptically shaped coils of rope used to mark royal names record Ptolemy II's name in hieroglyphs while his titles appear above them At the top edge of the relief is a row of five-pointed stars representing the sky between 285 246 BC Greco-Roman red granite cm 62 2 55 8 accession number 22 176 24217 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin DeltaSamannud Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Ptolemy II Sebennytos | ||||
