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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD MUMMY MASK
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD MUMMY MASK
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
From an anthropoid sarcophagus, sculpted from a single block of wood, with a thin nose, hieroglyphic eyes and sculpted brows, the wide mouth drilled at the corners, the lips pursed into a smile, an integral chin beard below, the remains of a voluminous wig above, preserving traces of the original gesso and pigment
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
From an anthropoid sarcophagus, sculpted from a single block of wood, with a thin nose, hieroglyphic eyes and sculpted brows, the wide mouth drilled at the corners, the lips pursed into a smile, an integral chin beard below, the remains of a voluminous wig above, preserving traces of the original gesso and pigment
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner's family in the 1960s.