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Statuette of a pharaoh holding a Ma'at in a gesture...

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Statuette of a pharaoh holding a Ma'at in a gesture of offering The offering of this goddess signifies that the fragile balance of the world has been achieved, resurrecting the perfect dawn of Creation. The sovereign wears a blue wig (Khepresh) and a loincloth. Back pillar. Bronze. Egypt, Late Period (664-332 B.C.) Height: 9 cm Parallel: A similar object, but in silver, is preserved in the Louvre (E 27431). An Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Pharaoh, Late Period