Null BRONZE REPTILE SARCOPHAGUS

Egyptian art, Late Period or Ptolemaic, 664-332…

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BRONZE REPTILE SARCOPHAGUS Egyptian art, Late Period or Ptolemaic, 664-332 B.C. Quadrangular hollowed-out sarcophagus surmounted by an upright snake figure, its tail terminated by a suspension ring. Green patina. Length : 7.5 cm Provenance: Former private collection from the south of France, acquired on the French art market in the 1960s. French private collection, acquired from previous owner, 2014

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BRONZE REPTILE SARCOPHAGUS Egyptian art, Late Period or Ptolemaic, 664-332 B.C. Quadrangular hollowed-out sarcophagus surmounted by an upright snake figure, its tail terminated by a suspension ring. Green patina. Length : 7.5 cm Provenance: Former private collection from the south of France, acquired on the French art market in the 1960s. French private collection, acquired from previous owner, 2014

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