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Egyptian Artifacts

Quail Chick Hieroglyph Relief

This beautiful ๐“„ค sculpture is a raised relief of a quail chick ๐“…ฑ hieroglyph ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ dates to the Ptolemaic Period in Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–. This relief shows the full hieroglyph ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ in beautiful ๐“„ค detail. This style of an object being โ€œunfinished but actually finishedโ€ was very popular during this time period. Limestone pieces such as these are often referred to as โ€œsculptors modelsโ€ by Egyptologists because they are very detailed and only show one part of the object.