An Egyptian Silver Hippopotamus
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,000 -
2,000
Price Realized
$3,438
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Silver Hippopotamus
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
Height 3/4 inches (2 cm).
Property from the Collection of Dr. Hernan D. Ruf, Pompano Beach, Florida
Provenance:
M.A. Mansoor, Cairo, Egypt, 7 March 1946.
(with certificate of authenticity)
Acquired by the current owner in West Palm Beach, Florida, 2011.
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