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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GESSO PAINTED WOOD SARCOPHAGUS MASK
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
The eyebrows and eyelines inlaid in bronze, the white eyes with black painted pupils, remains of red, white, ochre and blue gesso stripes on the wig, the reverse with traces of linen and dowel holes for attachment, mounted
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
The eyebrows and eyelines inlaid in bronze, the white eyes with black painted pupils, remains of red, white, ochre and blue gesso stripes on the wig, the reverse with traces of linen and dowel holes for attachment, mounted
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a German private collection since the 1970s.
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