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LOT 0487
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Mask
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (26.9 grams, 11.2 cm).
Restrung beadwork panel depicting a mummy face mask with false beard.
Provenance
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France.
From a Paris gallery.
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