Egyptian Statuette
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NCM 1914-1
Thought to date from 2000 to 640BC, this statuette of an elite Egyptian official is made of red porphyry. Egyptian portraits express a dignified balance with little or no emotion. It was bequeathed by John Henry Jacoby, a furniture lace manufacturer who was a great antique collector.
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