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LOT 0541

Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.

4 3/4 in. (29.7 grams, 12 cm wide).

A restrung beadwork panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Quibell, J.E. and Hayter, A.G.K., Excavations at Saqqara: Teti Pyramid, North Side, Cairo, 1927, pl. 6, no. 4, for an example on a mummy excavated at Saqqara.

Footnotes

Bead masks like this were attached to the outside of a mummy's wrappings and often formed part of an elaborate beaded feature covering the entire body.

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LOT 0541

Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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