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LOT 0051
Egyptian Gilt Cartonnage Mask
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 600-300 B.C.
8 3/8 in. (16 grams, 21.2 cm).
Fragmentary mask in cartonnage (layers of linen and plaster) with a gilded surface and details of the striated wig, eye, nostrils and lips added in black pigment.
ProvenancePrivate Edgewater, Florida, USA, collection; acquired by James W.
Anonymous sale; UK auction house, early 2000s.
Private collection, 2022.
J.W.Collection, acquired 2026.
Accompanied by a copy of two previous illustrated catalogue pages.
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no. 1897,0511.188.
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LOT 0051
Egyptian Gilt Cartonnage Mask
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 8 | Current Bid: £310
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Second Intermediate Period, circa 1782-1550 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
With incised anatomical detailing on the body and legs, the underside features a nude female figure with large forward-facing ears, standing between two branches. 2.25 grams, 19 mm
Acquired from various London-based, UK, antiquity dealers. From a Derbyshire gentleman's private museum formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s. -
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Boldly modelled facial features, wearing a tall lotus flower crown. 58.16 grams, 70 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
