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LOT 1174
Babylonian Head and Egyptian Shabti Group
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/4 - 6 1/2 in. (268 grams total, 4.3-16.5 cm including stand).
Comprising of a male head from a figurine, and a possible Grand Tour fragment of a shabti with tripartite wig and arms crossed at the chest, mounted on a custom-made stand. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English deceased estate.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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