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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.
ProvenanceOld mounting to the top.
From a private estate, Suffolk, UK.
Acquired from a UK antiques fair.
Property of Mr E.D., a UK professional.
See Parlasca, K., Sailor, H., Moments, Mummy Portraits and Egyptian Funerary Art from Roman Times, Frankfurt, 1999, for discussion.
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