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19: An Egyptian Polychrome Painted Wood Bird

Currency:USD Category:Antiquities Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
19: An Egyptian Polychrome Painted Wood Bird
Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550 to 1070 BC A well rendered voluminous carved and painted bird, probably an offering of a goose with feathers finely rendered in pigment on underside. Wings would have attached atop (now gone). 6" L., complete with plexi mount.

Provenance: Acquired by the present owner's parents in Egypt during the 1930s-1940s.