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LOT 0553
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,050
EGYPTIAN GILT CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 BC
13 1/4" (263 grams, 34 cm).
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 BC
13 1/4" (263 grams, 34 cm).
A cartonnage mummy mask covered with gesso and decorated with gilding; the facial details picked out in black paint with white in the eyes and red outline to the Nemes crown striped headcloth; pellet and billet detail to the throat and chest.
PROVENANCE:
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980.
