Lot 1
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A FRAGMENTARY EGYPTIAN BASALT BUST OF A MAN, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C., OR EARLIER | A Fragmentary Egyptian Basalt Bust of a Man

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Height 29.5 cm.
wearing a broad striped wig falling to the shoulders.

Provenance

French private collection, acquired at Drouot, Paris, Laurin-Guilloux-Buffetaud-Tailleur, commissaires-priseurs, February, 1985 (Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Crait + Müller, February 2nd, 2018, no. 337, illus.)

Condition

Fragmentary as shown. Small nicks, scratches and areas of abrasion overall.
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