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EGYPTIAN LARGE GRAYISH GREEN GREYWACKE OSIRIS Mummiform, wearing the Atef-crown, and holding the crook and flail; nose and mouth repaired. Greywacke is a type of chloritic schist characterized by its hardness, dark color, and angular grains of quartz and feldspar set in a compact, fine matrix. Ex collection of Pierre Vérité, Paris begun in the 1920s; by descent the collection of Claude Vérité, his son. XXVIth Dynasty, 664-525 BC H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) AJ0903C P.O.R. Sales |
