Crown Prince and/or Priest of Ptah
Dynasty 19 (ca. 1295-1186 BCE)
Diorite, H. 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in)
Fletcher Fund and the Guide Foundation, Inc., Gift 1966, MMA 66.99.64
Crown Prince and/or Priest of Ptah
Dynasty 19 (ca. 1295-1186 BCE)
Diorite, H. 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in)
Fletcher Fund and the Guide Foundation, Inc., Gift 1966, MMA 66.99.64
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(From info card) "The heavy sidelock customarily indicates youth in ancient Egypt but it was also used in the dress of a Crown Prince and the High Priest of Ptah. This fine portrait must have represented one of those highly important persons."
  
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