Ptolemaic Figure Of the second or first century b.c., this Ptolemaic statue of reddish granite is lifesize and originally represented a priest or other Egyptian worthy. In the reign of Commodus (a.d. 180-192) this emperor's name and titles were inscribed in hieroglyphics upon its support. A head in the British Museum almost but not quite fits the statue; tests show that the stone of the two fragments was extremely close in origin. Height 57 inches. Gift of anonymous donors, 1958. Nimrud Relief This Assyrian sandstone relief comes from the palace of Tiglath-Pileser III (746727 b.c.) at Nimrud. It was excavated in the nineteenth century by Sir Austen Layard and shows the siege of a city placed in hilly country. The fortifications are being attacked by two Assyrian soldiers mounting a ladder at the left; the first one spears a man on a turret as one of the victim's companions throws down stones. Two others are shown falling in mid-air. A turreted gate (?) appears at the right, in front of a grander entrance on the hill. Height 385/s inches. Miscellaneous Works of Art Fund, 1957.