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FEMALE FUNERARY MASK IN STUCCO, WITH INLAID EYES
See original version (French)
11
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FEMALE FUNERARY MASK IN STUCCO, WITH INLAID EYES
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FEMALE FUNERARY MASK IN STUCCO, WITH INLAID EYES
Egyptian art, Roman period, circa the 2nd century AD.
A funerary mask depicting a female face with a golden complexion, a straight nose, and a mouth forming a slight smile; the eyes are inlaid with glass, enhancing the impression of life. The hair is skilfully arranged in ‘melon-rib’ patterns and then plaited at the back into a bun at the base of the head. The neck is also sculpted and would have been set into a cardboard mould covering the rest of the deceased’s body.
Traces of gilding.
Height: 26.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
An Egyptian painted and gilded stucco mummy mask of a woman with inlaid glass eyes,
Roman Period, circa 2nd century AD.
See original version (French)
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