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LOT 1464
Egyptian Style Figurine and Plaque Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 - 5 3/4 in. (970 grams total, 11-14.5 cm).
Comprising three ancient Egyptian style artefacts after the antique: a copper-alloy sphinx statuette; a stone lion statuette; a cartonnage fragment with textile to the outer face and printed friezes applied to the interior. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a private UK collection in the late 1990s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
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