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Fragment trial piece with owl, quail chick and two fists

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A fragment of a sculptor's trial piece showing four representations in sunk relief, in different stages of completion: upper right, the outlines of an owl (hieroglyph Gardiner G17), without legs; upper left, a quail chick (Gardiner G43), without legs; underneath, two fists, the right one wearing a broad bracelet.

Present location

ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM

Inventory number

APM 3795

Dating

AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN

Archaeological Site

EL-`AMARNA/AKHETATEN

Category

RELIEF

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

LOW RELIEF

Height

15.6 cm

Width

17 cm

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