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Upper part of a standing...
Upper part of a standing statue
Upper part of a standing statue
Artist :
Anonymous
Date : near 560 B.C.
Material : Black granite
XXVIème dynastie dite des rois "saïtes"
British Museum
Egyptian sculpture
Ground Floor - Section 4
Item
56
on 62
Ancient Egypt
Sculpture (Buste)
Area related
Egypte
Description
The lack of an inscription makes the precises dating for this statue very difficult. On stylistic grounds it is probably to be placed in the Saite period. Notice the prominence given to the man's Adam's apple.
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