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ЛОТ 460:
Egyptian Limestone Head of a Priest
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Egyptian Limestone Head of a Priest
Ptolemaic Period, 332-31 B.C. or later. With shaven head, finely modelled facial features, lined forehead; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Bothmer, B.V., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period 700 B.C. to A.D. 100, New York, 1960, pp.138-140, no. 108, pls.100-101, figs.267-269, 272, for a similarly realistic portrait head with a lined brow. 1.8 kg total, 20 cm including stand (8 in.).
with J.J. Klejman, Madison Avenue, New York, USA, 1960s.UK collection, acquired from the above, 1960s.
The heads of priests in Egypt were customarily shaven for reasons of ritual purity.

