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Lot 195

An Egyptian gilt and polychrome painted cartonnage mummy mask

28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian gilt and polychrome painted cartonnage mummy mask
Ptolemaic Period, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Wearing a blue tripartite wig, broad collar and blue and yellow bead net over a red garment, the gilded face with painted eyes with extended cosmetic lines and brows, 40.2cm high

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Provenance:
London art market, 1980.
Private collection, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 October 2011, lot 51.
Private collection, UK, acquired at the above sale.

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