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POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA ‘CLOG’ SARCOPHAGUS MASK
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POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA ‘CLOG’ SARCOPHAGUS MASK
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA ‘CLOG’ SARCOPHAGUS MASK
Egyptian art, New Kingdom, 1295–1069 BC
A funerary mask known as a ‘sabot’, depicting a face with an ochre complexion, emerging in relief from a broad wig decorated in yellow, red and brown, with imposing ears featuring pierced lobes, also in relief, and eyes and eyebrows highlighted in cream and black.
Cracks and losses.
Dimensions: 39.1 x 30.9 cm
Provenance: Mr Vivier, Sens Auction House, 24 June 1990: lot 11
Private collection, Paris
An Egyptian painted terracotta sarcophagus mask,
New Kingdom, 1295–1069 BC
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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