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Prophet and Lector-Priest with Offerings of Live Geese

Unknown Artist

c. 667–647 BCE

Prophet and Lector-Priest with Offerings of Live Geese by Unknown Artist

Medium

limestone

Dimensions

36.8 × 36.6 cm

Classification

Sculpture

Department

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of the Hanna Fund

Accession Number

1949.494

About this artwork

Two priests of different rank bring offerings of live geese to be ritually killed for the tomb occupant. This is in sunken relief in the style of the later Old Kingdom.

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