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LOT 0457
Egyptian Faience Shabti Group
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (21 grams total, 45-63 mm).
Comprising: one olive-green with lobe base, one rich blue with black detailing, one with tripartite wig. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
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