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Lot 264*

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£5,000 - £7,000

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An Egyptian serpentine vessel
Late Predynastic - Early Dynastic, circa 3200-2900 B.C.
The squat globular vessel of mottled red and green serpentine, with two drilled lug handles and flat rim, 3½in (9cm) high

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Provenance:
French private collection, acquired at Hotel Drouot, Paris, December 1995.
H.W. Collection, New York, acquired in the late 1960s.

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