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A Polychrome Wood Face Mask, 19th/21st Dynasty, 1305-946 B.C.
Estimate
125,000 - 175,000 USD
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Description
- A Polychrome Wood Face Mask
- Width 8 7/8 in. 22.6 cm.
from the inner coffin of a large sarcophagus, painted over a layer of gesso and linen, the broad oval face face with delicately carved mouth indented at the corners, the lips outlined, straight nose with nostrils recessed, wide-set eyes with blue eyebrows and cosmetic lines outlined in black, and thin black lines indicating the folds of the upper lids.
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, July 10th, 1979, no. 115, illus.
Sotheby's, New York, November 11th-12th, 1985, no. 142, illus.