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LOT 1912
Egyptian Revival Bronze Cross
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (5.6 grams, 43 mm).
Cruciform pendant with integral loop, obverse with impressed cartouche and hieroglyphs, reverse with hatching.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1912
Egyptian Revival Bronze Cross
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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