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CANOPIC VASE STOPPER IN ALABASTER Egypt, New...

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CANOPIC VASE STOPPER IN ALABASTER Egypt, New Kingdom A canopic vase stopper with a human head in the effigy of the god Amset, wearing a wig that clears the ears. Traces of polychromy. Fractured nose and chin, splinters on the surface. High. : 13.5 cm Provenance: Me Loudmer, Hotel Drouot, Paris, December 16, 1985: n°32 Private collection of Monsieur C., Paris Then by descent to the current owner An Egyptian alabaster cork of canopic jar representing Amset, New Kingdom