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165 - ALABASTER CANOPUS JAR STOPPER WITH HUMAN HEAD
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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, July 13–14, 1981: lot 91 (ill.) Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Paris, 1982 Collection of Dr. Christian Simatos (1930–2020), then passed down through the family His estate sale, Kâ-Mondo, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 25, 2021: lot 1 (ill.) Private collection, Paris An Egyptian alabaster cork from a canopic jar, Probably New Kingdom
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