Bust of an Official. Dimensions: H. 38.1 × W. 30.1 × D. 17.3 cm, 22.1 kg (15 × 11 7/8 × 6 13/16 in., 48.8 lb.). Dynasty: Dynasty 30. Date: 380-342 B.C.. Only very occasionally do Egyptian statues convey a mood of sadness or concern like this one. This statue has plausibly been dated to the post-Persian Period where such features seem to fit best. The position of the arms and the lack of a back pillar suggest the original statue represented a cross-legged sitting official; if so, it would then be one of the several revivals in the fourth century of features that had gone out of vogue in early
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Bust of an Official. Dimensions: H. 38.1 × W. 30.1 × D. 17.3 cm, 22.1 kg (15 × 11 7/8 × 6 13/16 in., 48.8 lb.). Dynasty: Dynasty 30. Date: 380-342 B.C.. Only very occasionally do Egyptian statues convey a mood of sadness or concern like this one. This statue has plausibly been dated to the post-Persian Period where such features seem to fit best. The position of the arms and the lack of a back pillar suggest the original statue represented a cross-legged sitting official; if so, it would then be one of the several revivals in the fourth century of features that had gone out of vogue in early Dynasty 26. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.