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LOT 0449
Egyptian Painted Wooden Uraeus Sacred Cobra Finial
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
4 1/8 in. (20.1 grams, 10.5 cm).
Carved and painted hooded cobra with sun-disc.
ProvenanceChristopher Martin, Ancient & Oriental, London, UK.
Ex James Brenchley, Sherborne, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity and invoice.
Cf. Kalloniatis, F., The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum, Oxford, 2019, pp.303-304, pl.61 no.383, for two very similar examples.
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