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LOT 1837
Egyptian Style Alabaster Pyxis with Lid
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 1/8 in. (406 grams total, 80 mm high).
Of barrel-shaped profile with slight lip to the mouth, domed lid. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York, 1966.
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