Tile

1973.2.329

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A large square green glazed faience tile with raised relief of a walking figure - a deity or a king - holding a staff and an ankh sign. Head and legs lost. Date uncertain. Sticker on the front with the lot number 167/2 from the sale of the Rev. William MacGregor collection. Wellcome Historical Medical Museum accession no. 13921; Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 26 June - 6 July 1922 (MacGregor collection), Lot 167 (2 items): A large Tile, in blue glazed pottery, with Utchat in relief, 12 in. by 12 1/2 in.; also a portion of a blue glazed pottery Tile, with figure of a priest or king in low relief, the head and legs missing.