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LOT 0407
Large Egyptian Bone Doll's Arms
COPTIC, CIRCA 5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (80 grams total, 16 cm each).
Matched pair, carved with creases to the fingers, hatched cuff at the wrist, pierced at the shoulder. [2]
ProvenanceEx London, UK collection, 1990s.
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