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Sheikh el-Beled at the Egyptian Museum
Photogr. Artistique G. Lekegian & Ciecirca 1900
Hallwyl Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
SHEIKH EL-BELED
The sculpture actually depicts the priest Ka-Aper. Sheikh el-Beled means village chief. The sculpture bears this name as the workers who dug it out thought they had found their recently deceased village chief.
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Details
- Title: Sheikh el-Beled at the Egyptian Museum
- Creator: Photogr. Artistique G. Lekegian & Cie
- Date Created: circa 1900
- Location Created: Cairo, Egypt
- Original Language: Swedish
- Subject Keywords: Tourism, Egypt, Cairo, The Egyptian Museum, Sheikh el-Beled
- Original Source: Image number: DIG 8042
- Rights: Public Domain
- Medium: Photography
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