Priest with vase and censer, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22–24, ca. 945–712 , From Egypt, Leaded bronze, gold leaf


Priest with vase and censer, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22–24, ca. 945–712 , From Egypt, Leaded bronze, gold leaf on censer and vessel, × × cm (4 5/8 × 1 5/16 × 2 1/8 in.), The dominant mode for metal statuary of nonroyal individuals during the first millennium was the ritual pose. Most statuettes in the genre display the shaved head, flowing garments, and other accoutrements that from the New Kingdom on were associated with priests


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