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An Egyptian wood and gilt mummy mask
7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£8,000 - £12,000
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An Egyptian wood and gilt mummy mask
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The finely carved features with large recessed eyes and eye brows once for inlays, a long elegant nose, the lips formed in a serene smile, a rectangular hole beneath the chin for the beard, the remains of gilded gesso on the face and black paint on the wig, an old label on the reverse '2210', 29cm long, with a loop for hanging on the reverse
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The finely carved features with large recessed eyes and eye brows once for inlays, a long elegant nose, the lips formed in a serene smile, a rectangular hole beneath the chin for the beard, the remains of gilded gesso on the face and black paint on the wig, an old label on the reverse '2210', 29cm long, with a loop for hanging on the reverse
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Provenance:
Property from a Dutch private Collection, The Netherlands, formed in the 1960s-70s. Purchased at Paul Brandt Auctions, Amsterdam, December 1969. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from 1970 discussing the mask.