Lot Essay
For a similiar mummy mask, see pl. 68-69 in Grimm, Die rmischen Mumienmasken aus Aegypten.
ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN STUCCO MUMMY MASK
roman imperial period, circa 2nd century a.d.
With idealized features including a small mouth, her lips pursed into a smile, and tiny almond-shaped eyes, her black cork-screw locks framing the face, her throat undulating with "venus" rings, her head crowned with a floral circlet still preserving traces of its rose and pale blue pigment
10 in. (26 cm) long
roman imperial period, circa 2nd century a.d.
With idealized features including a small mouth, her lips pursed into a smile, and tiny almond-shaped eyes, her black cork-screw locks framing the face, her throat undulating with "venus" rings, her head crowned with a floral circlet still preserving traces of its rose and pale blue pigment
10 in. (26 cm) long
Provenance
MacGregor Collection