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LOT 0445
Egyptian Papyrus Fragment Group
CIRCA 100 B.C.
11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (32 grams, 29 x 21 cm).
Comprising fragments of papyrus manuscript with inked text in Demotic script. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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