Statue of the Priest Kaaper, known as Sheikh el-Belad (sycamore wood, eyes made from rock crystal rimmed with copper), from North Saqqara, Egypt. Dated to the Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, ca. 2494-2345 BC.
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Fascinating. Because a) the wood lasted that long b) we are closer in time to the birth of Christ than this guy was. Antiquity was a loooongg stretch of time…