EGYPTIAN STONE PRIESTLY BUST Saite Period, circa 624-525 BC. A carved stone torso of a shaven-head priest of 'Web', naked, with facial features indicated by carving and gentle incision; to the rear, the upper portion of a supporting column with hieroglyphic text; supplied with custom-made display stand. Stone, 1.7 kg, 22 cm. Very fine condition. Provenance Ex Barker collection. Footnotes Egyptian priests were surrounded by ritual prohibitions, had to shave their bodies and heads every day, wear only vegetable-based textile garments and wash frequently.
EGYPTIAN STONE PRIESTLY BUST Saite Period, circa 624-525 BC. A carved stone torso of a shaven-head priest of 'Web', naked, with facial features indicated by carving and gentle incision; to the rear, the upper portion of a supporting column with hieroglyphic text; supplied with custom-made display stand. Stone, 1.7 kg, 22 cm. Very fine condition. Provenance Ex Barker collection. Footnotes Egyptian priests were surrounded by ritual prohibitions, had to shave their bodies and heads every day, wear only vegetable-based textile garments and wash frequently.
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