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LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JAR LID
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
Sculpted in the form of falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, with finely modelled facial markings, lidded eyes and hooked beak
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
Sculpted in the form of falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, with finely modelled facial markings, lidded eyes and hooked beak
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high
Provenance
Alton Edward Mills (1882-1970), Switzerland; and thence by descent to the present owner.
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