Monday, March 26, 2007

New York auction includes Egyptian mummy hand

http://www.1010wins.com/pages/321480.php?contentType=4&contentId=387034
"An extremely rare Tyrannosaurid skull, an ancient Egyptian mummy hand, and the largest iron ore meteorite are among the hundreds of world-class specimens in the most comprehensive natural history auction ever in New York this week. The auction is under the auspices of J.M. Chait, the preeminent Beverly Hills auction house. . . . . Egyptian Mummy Hand - The mummification indicates a possible date between the New Kingdom and the Ptolemaic period.
A slideshow of the items is available below.
http://tinyurl.com/2fhc3j

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