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LOT 0027

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340

EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BUST OF A MALE DIGNITARY
NEW KINGDOM, 13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (855 grams total, 21 cm high including stand).

Carved male bust with a short-sleeved robe and tiered shebyu jewelled collar, striated wig; mounted on a custom-made plinth.

PROVENANCE:
From an old UK collection.
With Coincraft since the 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini.
Accompanied by a master copy of the Coincraft catalogue BCF 76, where this object is offered for £2,950.00.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11946-209473.

PUBLISHED:
Coincraft coin and antiquities catalogue BCF 76.

CONDITION
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