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Lot 321W

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

Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

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An Egyptian alabaster canopic jar and stopper
Late Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
The body rounded at the shoulders and gently tapering in towards the flat base, the stopper in the form of the falcon headed Son of Horus, Qebehsenuef, body 11¾in (30cm) high; stopper 4½in (11.5cm) high (2)

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Provenance:
English private collection. Acquired by the current owner's father prior to the 1960s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the collector's notes.

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