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LOT 0453
Egyptian Stone Head of a Man
HYKSOS PERIOD, CIRCA 1648-1540 B.C.
3 5/8 in. (76 grams total, 92 mm including stand).
A miniature male head with high eyebrows, large eyes, and protruding nose and mouth; traces of polychrome; inked collector's number '46' on the back; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collection of Ambassador G.P., Nr.203, before 1965.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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