AN EGYPTIAN LIMETONE RELIEF
AN EGYPTIAN LIMETONE RELIEF

LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN LIMETONE RELIEF
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
From the tomb chapel of Thary, sculpted in sunk relief, preserving a standing figure in profile to the right, shown wearing a long striated wig, a broad collar and a kilt with a pleated apron, holding a bolt of cloth in his right hand and a staff in his left, traces of pigment preserved throughout
15 in. (38.1 cm) high
Provenance
Kofler Collection, Lucerne
Literature
Petrie, Gizeh and Rifeh, pl. XXXII.

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