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LOT 0486
Egyptian Pyramid of Djedefre Foundation Deposit
FIFTH DYNASTY, 2465-2323 B.C.
1 3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (149 grams total, 44-69 mm).
A group of eight small ceramic offering dishes from the pyramid area of Djedefre at Abu Sir. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old UK collection.
From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an identification display card.
Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt.
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