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LOT 0465
Egyptian Wooden Animal-Headed Furniture Leg
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
13 in. (14 in.) (260 grams, 33 cm high (529 grams total, 35.5 cm high including stand)).
Representing the head, chest and split forelegs of a lion with ochre-tan surface and applied black detailing; ledge to the reverse and socket to accept a mounting peg or mortice; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceSwiss collection prior to late 1990s.
Private London collection since 1999.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 1977.170, for a similar item made in glazed composition.
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