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LOT 0016
Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask with Sons of Horus
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (563 grams total, 31.2 x 21 cm).
Restrung netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, the 'Four Sons of Horus’ beneath the scarab, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular beads; mounted in a glazed frame with papyrus backing.
Provenance
Ex Paris gallery.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0016
Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask with Sons of Horus
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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