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LOT 0010

Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

8 1/2 in. (880 grams, 21.5 cm).

D-shaped in plan with carved facial detailing, thick nose and full lips; pierced in four places for attachment.

Provenance

Old mounting to the top.
From a private estate, Suffolk, UK.
Acquired from a UK antiques fair.
Property of Mr E.D., a UK professional.

Literature

See Parlasca, K., Sailor, H., Moments, Mummy Portraits and Egyptian Funerary Art from Roman Times, Frankfurt, 1999, for discussion.

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LOT 0010

Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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