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LOT 0306

Canaanite Stone Head of a Man

HYKSOS PERIOD, CIRCA 1648-1540 B.C.

3 5/8 in. (76 grams total, 92 mm including stand).

A miniature male head with high eyebrows, large eyes, and protruding nose and mouth; traces of polychrome; inked collector's number '46' on the back; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

Collection of Ambassador G.P., Nr.203, before 1965.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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LOT 0306

Canaanite Stone Head of a Man

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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