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A Dutch Private Collection of Egyptian Art (Lots 50-58)
Lot 51*

A small Egyptian basalt double-handled jar

22 November – 9 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

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A small Egyptian basalt double-handled jar

Predynastic Period, Naqada I-II, circa 4000-3200 B.C.
6cm high, 8.5cm wide

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Provenance:
Mr A. Foxwell collection, London, acquired in the 1920s; and thence by descent.
London art market.
with AncientArt Ltd., London.
Private collection, Rotterdam, acquired from the above February 2012.

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