Live Auction 5951Antiquities Including the Plesch Collection of Ancient Glass
Lot 83

AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION 'MUMMY BEAD' FACE MASK

LATE PERIOD/PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

Closed28 April 2009

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GBP 2,000

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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION 'MUMMY BEAD' FACE MASK
LATE PERIOD/PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The eyes, nose and mouth made up from cream, black and red glazed beads, in glazed wood box frame
6¾ in. (17 cm.) wide

Plesch collection (AGm 17n); acquired on the European art market, 1997.

Specialist note

The mask was restrung at the British Museum, London, preserving the majority of the original thread.