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Lot 82

An Egyptian greywacke shield-shaped cosmetic palette

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

£800 - £1,200

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An Egyptian greywacke shield-shaped cosmetic palette

Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 3500-3200 B.C.
14cm x 10cm

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Provenance:
Private collection, Denmark, prior to 1974.

Exhibited:
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Antik Kunst i Dansk Privateje, 16 May-31 August 1974 (exhibition cat. pl. 1).

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