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LOT 0487
Egyptian Limestone Grave Figure
OLD KINGDOM, 4TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2613-2498 B.C.
6 7/8 in. (969 grams, 17.5 cm).
Carved in the half-round with suggestion of facial features and kilt; remains of an inscription on the right arm; perhaps unfinished. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection.
Acquired in Zurich in 1999.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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