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LOT 0031
Egyptian Limestone Relief
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
8 3/4 in. (1.61 kg total, 22.2 cm including stand).
Relief fragment comprising: a sun disc with high-relief scarab motif to the centre; below this, a head in profile wearing a tiered wig with uraeus to the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010.
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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