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ALABASTER CANOPUS JAR STOPPER WITH HUMAN HEAD
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ALABASTER CANOPUS JAR STOPPER WITH HUMAN HEAD
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ALABASTER CANOPUS JAR STOPPER WITH HUMAN HEAD
Egyptian art, probably New Kingdom
Canopus jar stopper with a human head, wearing a wig that leaves the ears exposed; the pupils are engraved.
Height: 14.5 cm
Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 13–14 July 1981: lot 91 (ill.)
Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Paris, 1982
Collection of Dr Christian Simatos (1930–2020), then passed down through the family
His sale, Kâ-Mondo, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 25 June 2021: lot 1 (ill.)
Private collection, Paris
An Egyptian alabaster cork from a canopic jar,
Probably New Kingdom
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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