Door cover of a shrine. This is made from wood with modelled gesso (plaster) and would originally have been gilded. It covered a shrine holding the image of a god. The decoration shows a king wearing the Blue Crown and kneeling to worship the statue within the shrine. Late Dynastic-Ptolemaic 747-30 BC

Door leaf of a shrine. Wood with modelled gesso in preparation for gilding. Late Dynastic-Ptolemaic. The original shrine would have been intended to house the image of a deity. The decoration represents an unnamed king wearing the blue crown and kneeling to adore the statue therein. 264 x 168mm. Circular serrated label 645/3. Part of the MacGregor collection purchased by Wellcome in 1922.

Collection

Egypt Centre, University of Swansea

Inventory Number

3543395

Title

Door cover of a shrine. This is made from wood with modelled gesso (plaster) and would originally have been gilded. It covered a shrine holding the image of a god. The decoration shows a king wearing the Blue Crown and kneeling to worship the statue within the shrine. Late Dynastic-Ptolemaic 747-30 BC

Object Type

Image

Measurements

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