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LOT 0027

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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LOT 0027

Egyptian Limestone Bust of a Male Dignitary

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340

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