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LOT 0035
Phoenician Limestone Funerary Mask
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 3/4 in. (1.3 kg total, 19.7 cm including stand).
Carved in the half-round with tall nose and chin with false beard dua wer, full lips and wide cheeks, stylised eyes and asymmetrical eyebrows; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the French art market.
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