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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

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Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
MediumSerpentinite
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions6 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1 in., 530 g (15.8 x 7.9 x 2.5 cm, 18 11/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.578
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Objet de Fouille et de Haute Curisosite Monnaies Antiques de Bronze, Argent et Or (1er Decembre 1973), lot 3.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, December 1, 1973, lot 3. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art