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Lot Description

An Egyptian Wood Head of a Priest

Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 2465-2323 B.C.

Height 5 3/8 inches (13.65 cm).

Property from a Private Virginia Collection

Provenance:
Private Collection, California, acquired in Egypt 1955-1963; thence by descent.
Sands of Time, Washington, D.C., prior to 2010.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 3 November 2010.

Exhibited:
Georgia, Atlanta, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 5 May 2011-1 January 2012. [Acc. no. L2011.16.1]

Condition Report

Height with stand 7 3/8 inches (18.73 cm).

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