Bust of a ""Libyan"" Dignitary
This fragment from a statue that showed its owner kneeling before his god reflects classic elements of Egyptian sculpture. It was created at a time when Egypt was also influenced by Nubian and Libyan culture, though, as can be seen in the heavy folds of flesh around the mouth...
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Giovanni Dattari Collection, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 17-19, 1912, no. 293; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.398 |
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