An alabaster alabastron with twin vestigal handles, separate rim -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high; a bronze incense dish with two spouts, and four feet -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) long; a limestone plaque with a recessed mould for Imsety, the human-headed son of Horus -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) high; and a bronze head of an ibis, mounted -- 2in. (5cm.) long, all Late Period (712-332 B.C.) (4)

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An alabaster alabastron with twin vestigal handles, separate rim -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high; a bronze incense dish with two spouts, and four feet -- 4¼in. (10.8cm.) long; a limestone plaque with a recessed mould for Imsety, the human-headed son of Horus -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) high; and a bronze head of an ibis, mounted -- 2in. (5cm.) long, all Late Period (712-332 B.C.) (4)
Provenance
Handwritten descriptive ink labels accompany each item:
Item 1: Thebes
Item 2: Thebes; Lord Grenfell's collection
Item 3: Thebes; Lord Amherst's collection
Item 4: Karnak

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