This beautiful and refined carving is from the Black siltstone lid of the sarcophagus of Sasobek, northern vizier of Egypt during the reign of Psamtek

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This beautiful and refined carving is from the Black siltstone lid of the sarcophagus of Sasobek, northern vizier of Egypt during the reign of Psamtek I, c. 600 BCE. Established in 1753, the British Museum is probably the largest and most famous museum in the to all aspects of human history, art and culture, the museum is located in Bloomsbury, London.

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Photo credit: © Jon Bower / Alamy / Afripics
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