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LOT 0001
Egyptian Wooden Face Mask
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
10 7/8 in. (509 grams, 27.5 cm).
With carved and painted facial details, fixed to a wooden board with pegs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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