Bust of a Priest Wearing ""Persian"" Garment

ca. 525-340 BCE (Late Period)

8.6 cm 9.3 cm 5.5 cm

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One of a small number of surviving busts, this was probably a model for a larger work. The garment resembles those worn by officials when Egypt was part of the Persian Empire. The facial features are remarkable for their naturalistic rendering of old age.

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Khaouam [Khawam Brothers] Sale, 1931, no. 5, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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