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LOT 0485

Egyptian Stone Mummy Eye

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (9.94 grams, 39 mm).

Carved insert for a mask, white with large inset black pupil.

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0485

Egyptian Stone Mummy Eye

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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