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Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Mustachioed Male Figure Wearing a Cape and a Full, Rounded Hat with Protective Neck and Ear Flap, and with His Hands Clasped at the Waist and Concealed under His Cape
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Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Estelle S. Frankfurter
Title: Tomb Figurine in the Form of a Standing, Mustachioed Male Figure Wearing a Cape and a Full, Rounded Hat with Protective Neck and Ear Flap, and with His Hands Clasped at the Waist and Concealed under His Cape
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