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LOT 0484
Egyptian Statue Fragment Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (105 grams total, 21-54 mm).
A group of five ceramic and composition statuette fragments including glazed examples: a terracotta royal head with Nemes headdress and uraeus; the green glazed foot of a shabti with hieroglyphs; the head of a figure in raised relief, painted geometric column to the rear; copper-alloy strap junction displaying a human face, four-way attachment reverse; glass ram head with applied eyes and horns. [5]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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