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LOT 0482
Egyptian Limestone Ibis Body
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (55 grams, 58 mm).
Carved limestone body of an ibis with hole above the shoulders for the bronze neck and head casting, and two angled holes beneath for the legs. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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