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LOT 0487
Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (25.99 grams, 10.5 cm).
Comprising a restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France.
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