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LOT 0592
Egyptian Mummy Bead Mask with Four Sons of Horus and Winged Scarab
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
10 1/4 in. (56.8 grams, 26 cm).
Beaded polychrome mummy mask with a false beard, a winged scarab and the Four Sons of Horus beneath.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Quibell, J.E. and Hayter, A.G.K., Excavations at Saqqara: Teti Pyramid, North Side, Cairo, 1927, pl. 6, no. 4, for an example of a bead covering on a mummy excavated at Saqqara.
FootnotesBead 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 0592
Egyptian Mummy Bead Mask with Four Sons of Horus and Winged Scarab
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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