Lot 224
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AN EGYPTIAN PLASTER CROCODILE MUMMY MASK
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AN EGYPTIAN PLASTER CROCODILE MUMMY MASK

ROMAN PERIOD, 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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AN EGYPTIAN PLASTER CROCODILE MUMMY MASK
ROMAN PERIOD, 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The hollow stucco head with well defined jagged teeth, moulded bumps on the forehead, the raised brows with painted and inlaid glass eyes, traces of black and red painted details; and a Coptic terracotta crocodile, with large open jaws and pointed teeth, the tail curled up over the back, decorated with punched circle decoration, repaired with restoration, circa 5th Century B.C.
16 in. (40.7 cm.) and 9¼ in. (23.6 cm.) long respectively (2)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1986, II, no. 44 (item one); Animals, 1986, I, no. 46 and Noah's Ark, 1997, no. 19 (item two).

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