1903 Photogravure Sheikh Beled Giza Museum Wood Statue Ka Aper Mariette XHA3 BRIT photograph Vintage Advertising

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1903 Photogravure Sheikh Beled Giza Museum Wood Statue Ka Aper Mariette XHA3 BRIT photograph Vintage AdvertisingThis is an original 1903 black and white photogravure of a wooden statue known as Sheikh el Beled, but most likely of a chief lector priest Ka Aper from the 5th Dynasty. It was found during the Mariette excavations of 1860. This item is from a limited edition collection of important historical prints of Ancient Egypt produced in 1903. The edition size produced at that time was out of 1,000 and this collection of prints was numbered 763. The edition