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Vintage Brass Tutankhamun Pharaoh Bust Paperweight — Stone Base — Field Find

Vintage Brass Tutankhamun Pharaoh Bust Paperweight — Stone Base — Field Find

Regular price $35.00 USD
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+ THE FIND

A brass Tutankhamun bust paperweight on a solid stone base — warm patina from age and handling, enough detail to reward a second look. Found in good condition and ready for a desk that means business.

+ WHAT WE KNOW

  • Material: Brass bust, stone base
  • Subject: King Tutankhamun — Egyptian Revival style
  • Function: Paperweight / decorative sculpture
  • Finish: Warm brass with natural age patina
  • Condition: Good — light patina consistent with age and handling, no damage
  • Weight: [WEIGHT]
  • Dimensions: [DIMENSIONS]

+ THE STORY

Three thousand years of iconography, rendered in brass and set on stone. Tutankhamun has appeared on more desks than any pharaoh deserves — and yet this version earns its place. The stylized form is familiar in the way that ancient things become familiar: absorbed into visual memory, impossible to look at without feeling the weight of what it references.

The patina it carries now is the natural result of age and handling. It doesn't diminish it. If anything, it makes it feel less like a reproduction and more like something that has been somewhere, seen something, and arrived here with a little history already attached.

+ WHY WE CHOSE IT

Because it's functional and collectible in equal measure. Because Egyptian Revival objects at this quality level are increasingly hard to find at an honest price. Because a brass pharaoh on a stone base is exactly the kind of thing that starts conversations and holds papers down with equal authority.

+ ABOUT THIS PIECE

One available. Light age patina throughout — honest wear, not damage. Stone base is solid and stable. A strong desk piece, shelf piece, or addition to an Egyptian Revival collection.

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