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Lot 30*

A large Egyptian green glazed steatite figure of Sekhmet

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£6,000 - £8,000

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A large Egyptian green glazed steatite figure of Sekhmet
Late Period, circa 664-525 B.C.
Depicted seated on an openwork throne with a figure of Bes standing in the open space on either side, holding a was-sceptre in her left hand on her lap, wearing a tripartite wig and tight-fitting dress, a large ridged suspension loop above the head, 10.2cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, France, acquired 1950s-60s; and thence by descent.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, 27 April 2006, lot 24.

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