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LOT 0673
Egyptian Carved Cedar Wood Sarcophagus Mask
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, 332 B.C.-100 A.D.
12 7/8 in. (1.43 kg total, 32.5 cm including stand).
From the lid of an anthropoid coffin, representing the idealised features of the deceased beneath a broad, rounded wig, the elongated face modelled with large almond-shaped eyes beneath extended brows, a prominent nose, delineated lips and projecting ears, the chin tapering to a rounded point; a curved incision separates the headdress from the forehead, the broadly flattened reverse preserving sockets and wooden plugs from the original pegged attachment to the coffin lid; preparatory gesso and traces of polychrome decoration remaining across the face and headdress; mounted on a modern metal display stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Yorkshire, UK, acquired in the mid-20th century.
LiteratureCf. Kóthay, K. A., Kevély, F.J., Capturing Eternity: How Did Ancient Egyptian Artists Fashion Their Works?, Budapest, 2026, pp. 118-119, no. 71, for a comparable mask.
FootnotesWooden coffins were mostly manufactured from multiple elements, often with the face and front portion of the headdress carved separately and attached to the lid using dowels.
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LOT 0673
Egyptian Carved Cedar Wood Sarcophagus Mask
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £2,500
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Opening Bid: £5
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