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| Keywords: Egyptian - Temple Relief Fragment of Ptolemy II Offering to Osiris and Another God - Walters 22200.jpg Ptolemy II presents offerings to the enthroned god Osiris in two scenes To the left the king holds an object composed of hieroglyphs meaning all life and dominion before the god's partially preserved figure To the right the king wears a headdress composed of double plumes and offers another hieroglyphic object this time a figure of the goddess of cosmic order Maat meaning that the king rules with order and justice between 285 246 BC Greco-Roman granite cm 71 1 154 9 7 accession number 22 200 6605 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Behbeit el-Hagar in present-day Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Ptolemy II Behbeit el-Hagar Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
