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THE PROPERTY OF A LOUISIANA COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD MUMMY MASK
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-712 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD MUMMY MASK
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-712 B.C.
From an anthropoid sarcophagus, with idealized features including a round face, full cheeks and a thin-bridged nose, the nostrils drilled, the almond-shaped eyes recessed with the pupils, cosmetic lines and brows in black, the mouth with thin lips drawn into a slight smile, the false beard curved at the tip, preserving linen adhered to the beard, nose, cheeks and headdress, joined from several sections held together by dowels
16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) high
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXI-XXV, 1070-712 B.C.
From an anthropoid sarcophagus, with idealized features including a round face, full cheeks and a thin-bridged nose, the nostrils drilled, the almond-shaped eyes recessed with the pupils, cosmetic lines and brows in black, the mouth with thin lips drawn into a slight smile, the false beard curved at the tip, preserving linen adhered to the beard, nose, cheeks and headdress, joined from several sections held together by dowels
16 1/8 in. (41 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 31 May 1997, lot 58.