Lot Essay
For a related example see the coffin of Iawttayesheret, no. 42 in Lacovara and Trope, The Realm of Osiris, Mummies, Coffins, and Ancient Egyptian Funerary Art in the Michael C. Carlos Museum.
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THE PROPERTY OF A TEXAS COLLECTOR
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-657 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-657 B.C.
From an anthropoid sarcophagus, wearing a green echeloned wig topped with a white vulture headdress and encircled by a floral fillet, the edge of the wig with a dotted border, the flesh in pink, the white eyes framed in black, with black for the brows, cosmetic lines and pupils
11 in. (27.9 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-657 B.C.
From an anthropoid sarcophagus, wearing a green echeloned wig topped with a white vulture headdress and encircled by a floral fillet, the edge of the wig with a dotted border, the flesh in pink, the white eyes framed in black, with black for the brows, cosmetic lines and pupils
11 in. (27.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 13 Dec 1980, lot 172.