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Egyptian art, attributed to the New Kingdom

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SOAPSTONE BLUSH SPOON Egyptian art, attributed to the New Kingdom The nude body of a female figure forms the handle, with arms stretched forward holding a spoon. Head and feet incomplete. Fracture. Height Height : 14 cm Provenance : Former collection of a Parisian couple since the 1970s Galerie Chenel, Paris Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2016 Bibliography: Galerie Chenel, Aesthetica - la science du beau, April 15 to June 18, 2016, p. 9

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SOAPSTONE BLUSH SPOON Egyptian art, attributed to the New Kingdom The nude body of a female figure forms the handle, with arms stretched forward holding a spoon. Head and feet incomplete. Fracture. Height Height : 14 cm Provenance : Former collection of a Parisian couple since the 1970s Galerie Chenel, Paris Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2016 Bibliography: Galerie Chenel, Aesthetica - la science du beau, April 15 to June 18, 2016, p. 9

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