Lot 25
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY PORTRAIT OF A MAN
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY PORTRAIT OF A MAN

ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY PORTRAIT OF A MAN
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high
Provenance
Elsa Bloch-Diener collection, Bern, acquired prior to 1975.
Exhibited
Bern Historical Museum, Gesichter, Griechische und Römische Bildnisse aus Schweizer Besitz, 6 November 1982-6 February 1983, no. 102.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
K. Parlasca, Repertorio d'arte dell'Egitto Greco-Romano, Series B, Vol. II, Tavole 61-120, Numeri 247-496, Rome, 1977, p. 60, no. 370, pl. 89,4.
H. Jucker, D. Willers, Gesichter, griechische und römische Bildnisse aus Schweizer Besitz, Bern, 1982, p. 237, no. 102.

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