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LOT 0463
Egyptian Papyrus Fragment Group
CIRCA 100 B.C.
10 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (35 grams, 26 x 14.5 cm).
Fragments of a papyrus manuscript with text in Demotic script, remains of a painted grid or decorative figure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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