AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER BABOON-HEADED STOPPER FROM A CANOPIC JAR

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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR Provenance: the majority of this collection (lots 108-150) was formed in the late 19th and early 20th Century.

AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER BABOON-HEADED STOPPER FROM A CANOPIC JAR

NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1292-1085 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER BABOON-HEADED STOPPER FROM A CANOPIC JAR
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1292-1085 B.C.
With traces of black detail on the eyes and red painted plaster on the face, repaired
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The cynocephalous god Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus, protected the lungs.

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