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LOT 0456
Egyptian Mummy Schist Eye Inlay Collection
MIDDLE KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 2050-332 B.C.
8 1/4 in. (396 grams total, 21 cm high including stand).
Appliqués for the facial features of a mummy; with a wood and perspex stand. [5]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection, 1930-1940.
LiteratureCf. inserts in the wooden coffin of Djedkhonsefankh in Taylor, J.H., Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, item 172.
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LOT 0456
Egyptian Mummy Schist Eye Inlay Collection
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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