Lot Essay
The sledge base inscribed on the underside for 'Hapimen, may he be endowed with permanence'.
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LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE OXYRHYNCHOS FISH
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) long
Provenance
Elsa Bloch-Diener collection, Bern, acquired prior to 1982.
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