An Egyptian wooden sarcophagus mask
Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasties, circa 664-332 B.C.
Of a man, polychrome painted, the eyes, brows and ears delineated in black, wearing a blue and yellow striped tripartite wig, the elaborate broad collar with rows of blue, red, yellow, green and black rosette, petal, lotus-bud and beaded pendants, with a central winged scarab pectoral, and two Horus falcon-headed terminals at either shoulder, 29½in (74.9cm) high, repaired with some restoration and repainting
Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasties, circa 664-332 B.C.
Of a man, polychrome painted, the eyes, brows and ears delineated in black, wearing a blue and yellow striped tripartite wig, the elaborate broad collar with rows of blue, red, yellow, green and black rosette, petal, lotus-bud and beaded pendants, with a central winged scarab pectoral, and two Horus falcon-headed terminals at either shoulder, 29½in (74.9cm) high, repaired with some restoration and repainting
Sold for
£2,160
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Accompanied by a certificate from the Art Loss Register dated 11 February 2003.
Category: Antiquities
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