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ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK FOR A WOMAN
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Decorated with polychrome over gesso, the face white, with elongated hieroglyphic eyes featuring large black irises, the headdress in imitation of braids, the thin fillet with raised bosses centered by a wadjet-eye, tied in a knot at the back, an elaborate broad collar between the lappets
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Decorated with polychrome over gesso, the face white, with elongated hieroglyphic eyes featuring large black irises, the headdress in imitation of braids, the thin fillet with raised bosses centered by a wadjet-eye, tied in a knot at the back, an elaborate broad collar between the lappets
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Plaizant Josef Nestor, Belgium, acquired 1910-1940.
Belgian Private Collection.
Belgian Private Collection.