An Egyptian glazed composition mummy bead mask
Late Period - Ptolemaic, circa 500-300 B.C.
The re-strung mask composed of disc-shaped spacer beads, the turquoise face with the edges banded in black, white and red, with tubular bead zig-zag borders, the eyes and eyebrows outlined in black, with white angular nose, lozenge-shaped mouth and horizontal striped beard, 6¾in (17cm) high
Late Period - Ptolemaic, circa 500-300 B.C.
The re-strung mask composed of disc-shaped spacer beads, the turquoise face with the edges banded in black, white and red, with tubular bead zig-zag borders, the eyes and eyebrows outlined in black, with white angular nose, lozenge-shaped mouth and horizontal striped beard, 6¾in (17cm) high
Sold for
£600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Private English collection formed between 1953-1992.
Category: Antiquities
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