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Coutau-Bégarie & Associés
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Tobacco pot in bronze with a brown patina, the lid formed by…
See original version (French)
319
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Tobacco pot in bronze with a brown patina, the lid formed by…
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Tobacco pot in bronze with a brown patina, the lid formed by the head of the Egyptian god Horus, the body decorated with a scarab surmounted by a frieze depicting Egyptian gods, pewter inner lining, cherry red marble base.
First half of the 20th century
H. 28 cm - D. 10.5 cm
Egyptomania began in the 19th century with Napoleon's Egyptian campaign and continued in the 20th century with the rediscovery of archaeological treasures, including the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922.
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