Ptolemaic Relief: Limestone Relief In The Mandel Center

The ancient Egyptian relief that is housed in the Mandel Center is called “Limestone Relief in Three Sections.” It is dated to be from the Ptolemaic Period, 332-250 BCE. Three people can be seen depicted on the relief. The bottom half of the head, neck, chest, and arms can be seen on the middle and left person, but only a small portion (a shoulder and arm) of the rightmost person can be seen. The person in the center is holding two pots/vases and appears to be showing them to the person on the left. Underneath the middle person’s elbow and also to the left of him are various hieroglyphs. Of these hieroglyphs, the Ankh, which symbolizes life, is written twice. The bodies of the three people are carved very deeply into the stone. Their facial