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Lot 91

An Egyptian sandstone architectural fragment of a papyrus flower

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

£1,500 - £2,000

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An Egyptian sandstone architectural fragment of a papyrus flower

Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
13.5cm high

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Provenance:
Mme V. collection, Paris, acquired c.1960.
with Galerie Gilgamesh, Paris, 2009.

This fragment is possibly from a column. Complex column types were popular in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods and fine examples remain, particularly at Edfu and Philae.

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