EGYPTIAN ENGRAVED STONE DEPICTING A BIRD Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. An engraved alabaster plaquette depicting a waterbird with a raised head and folded wings, rendered in a naturalistic manner with detailed wing features. Size: 110mm x 80mm; Weight: 275g. Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the French market in the 1970s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.