Sale 7183
London
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18 October 2005
Price realised
GBP 4,200
Estimate
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HATHOR MIRROR NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII (1550-1295 B.C.) The papyriform handle with cow-eared Hathor-headed capital, the inscription on the disc probably later 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Wilhelm Horn (1870-1959); acquired in 1932 from Dr Hartmann, Cairo.
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