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PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE LION
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Perhaps a sculptor's model, reclining with its head turned to the left, the left forepaw crossing the right, with a detailed radiating mane, the face possibly recarved
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 304-30 B.C.
Perhaps a sculptor's model, reclining with its head turned to the left, the left forepaw crossing the right, with a detailed radiating mane, the face possibly recarved
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Franz C. von Kossler, New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 March 1958, lot 44.
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