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Faience Statue

Egyptian. Late Period, Dynasty 26-30, 664-332 B.C. From San-el-Hagar. 11 x 5.4 x 1.9cm. Faience

Faience is a process that creates brightly colored ceramic pieces. This piece was green and red. There is a leaf pattern on the side of the throne. The Faience Statue was found in 1885, and was in two pieces.

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