NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK
NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1292-1185 B.C.
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Albert Ferdinand Pagnon (1847-1909), collection, Luxor; thence by descent to his heirs, Paris.
Fine Antiquities, Christie's, London, 9 December 1993, lot 195.

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Please note that the dating for this lot is incorrect and should read, THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 1069-945 B.C.

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Lot Essay

Polychrome painted, the large eyes outlined with extending cosmetic lines and conforming brows, wearing a striated wig with the remains of central sun disc and spread wings.
Born in France, Pagnon spent almost his entire adult life in Egypt. Known as the "hotel king of Upper Egypt" (The Egyptian Gazette, 7 May 1909) he owned the Karnak Hotel in Luxor, the Grand Hotel at Aswan, the Old Cataract Hotel and the Winter Palace.

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