Bust of a Priest Wearing "Persian" Garment

Description One of a small number of surviving busts, this was probably a model for a larger work. The garment resembles those worn by officials when Egypt was part of the Persian Empire. The facial features are remarkable for their naturalistic rendering of old age.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
5/09/1972	Treatment	cleaned
8/21/1972	Treatment	cleaned
11/28/1972	Treatment	other
8/19/1973	Treatment	coated
1/01/1998	Examination	survey

Provenance Khaouam [Khawam Brothers] Sale, 1931, no. 5, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931