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LOT 1604

Seated Stone Statue of Egyptian Priest

LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

14 1/2 in. (7.2 kg, 36.5 cm high).

Carved in the round figure of a priest seated on a throne, wearing a short kilt and with shaven head; rectangular base, panels of hieroglyphs to each side of the throne; after the antique.

Provenance

Ex Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1604

Seated Stone Statue of Egyptian Priest

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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