An Egyptian Limestone Block Statue of the Transport Official Karo, 20th Dynasty, Reign of Ramesses III, 1187 - 1156 B.C. seated on a high rectangular base with his arms crossed over his knees, his hands emerging from his cloak and holding lettuce leaves, and wearing bracelets with chevron decoration, short beard, and double wig composed of striated ribbed strands radiating from the crown and bound in numerous small tassels at the shoulders, echeloned rectangular curls in front, his upturned face with large wide-set eyes with prominent upper lids, the front of his cloak carved in sunk relief with Osiris holding the crook and flail and wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, the uraei emerging from his pedestal wearing the crowns of the goddesses Nephthys and Isis respectively, four columns of inscription on the left side of his cloak, a column of inscription on the back pillar, the prenomen and nomen of Ramesses III carved within cartouches on the shoulders. Height 20 in. 50.8 cm.
An Egyptian Limestone Block Statue of the Transport Official Karo, 20th Dynasty, Reign of Ramesses III, 1187 - 1156 B.C. seated on a high rectangular base with his arms crossed over his knees, his hands emerging from his cloak and holding lettuce leaves, and wearing bracelets with chevron decoration, short beard, and double wig composed of striated ribbed strands radiating from the crown and bound in numerous small tassels at the shoulders, echeloned rectangular curls in front, his upturned face with large wide-set eyes with prominent upper lids, the front of his cloak carved in sunk relief with Osiris holding the crook and flail and wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, the uraei emerging from his pedestal wearing the crowns of the goddesses Nephthys and Isis respectively, four columns of inscription on the left side of his cloak, a column of inscription on the back pillar, the prenomen and nomen of Ramesses III carved within cartouches on the shoulders. Height 20 in. 50.8 cm.
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