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LOT 0463
Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Lid
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (18.8 grams, 43 mm).
Glazed composition cup with stemmed foot and thick rim, separate discoid lid with panel to the underside, possibly not belonging.
Provenance
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
Literature
Cf. a larger example of the type with decoration is in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA26226.
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