FRAGMENT OF A BAS-RELIEF Depicting a male profile, the bust is presented from the front, the head in profile to the right, wearing a skullcap. The naked torso is adorned with a pectoral and a necklace, the pendant of which is now difficult to identify due to the fracture of the relief. The 4 claws on the left shoulder and the knot are reminiscent of the panther skin worn by priests. For a similar representation, see the bas-relief of Mentuemhat as a priest, in the Cleveland Museum, 1949.492 (fig.1). Limestone. 11 x 22.5 cm Egypt, Dynasty XXV circa, 744-656 BC A 25th Dynasty limestone fragmentary relief. Depicting a male profile, the bust presented from the front, the head in profile c. the right is wearing a skullcap. The bare torso, the neck is decorated with a pectoral, and a necklace whose pendant is today difficult to identify by the fracture of the relief. The presence on the left shoulder of 4 claws and the knot evoke the panther skin worn by priests. 744-656 B.C.E. Provenance Private collection, Belgium