EGYPYTE, Période Saïte, XXVIème dynastie. Fragment of a sarcophagus lid depictin…

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EGYPYTE, Période Saïte, XXVIème dynastie.

Fragment of a sarcophagus lid depicting a column and hieroglyphic inscriptions on a white background. Stuccoed and polychrome fabric. With a heated soapstone scarab amulet. All framed. 10.5 x 4.5 cm.

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EGYPYTE, Période Saïte, XXVIème dynastie.

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