Egyptian bronze falcon sarcophagus emerges in Salisbury auction

A dozen lots of Greek, Roman and Egyptian artefacts once owned by Ferdinand Mainzer (1871-1943), a German-Jewish gynaecologist turned historical author, will open Woolley & Wallis’ tribal art and antiquities auction in Salisbury on September 22.

The group, passed by descent, is led by this Egyptian bronze Horus falcon sarcophagus estimated at…

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