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MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1940-1750 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A STRIDING HIPPOPOTAMUS
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1940-1750 B.C.
The rounded figure with protruding eyes and flaring nostrils, an incised line indicating the mouth, with small rounded ears and short tail, the underside of the feet with tangs for attachment, mounted
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1940-1750 B.C.
The rounded figure with protruding eyes and flaring nostrils, an incised line indicating the mouth, with small rounded ears and short tail, the underside of the feet with tangs for attachment, mounted
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the late Madame Marion Schuster, Lausanne, and by descent to Madame Antoinette Schuster: sold Sotheby's London, 10 July 1990, lot 317.
Special notice
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