Ancestral Bust, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, early, ca. 1320–1237 B.C., Possibly from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Painted limestone, H. 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in), w. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in), During the Ramesside Period busts of family ancestors were set into niches in the walls of houses of the village of Deir el Medina, or placed in tombs in the cemeteries there. They have also been found at other sites such as Abydos
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Ancestral Bust, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, early, ca, 1320–1237 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Painted limestone, H, 41.2 cm, 16 1/4, w, 24.5, 9 5/8, Ramesside Period busts, family ancestors, set, niches, walls, houses, village, el, Medina, placed, tombs, cemeteries, sites, Abydos
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