EGYPTIAN PAINTED PLASTER MASK

Roman Period, Ca. AD 100 - 200. A funerary plaster mask of a male face made from layers of plaster or stucco upon papyrus or linen, and painted with bold features in black and white. The dramatic eyes are outlined with stark black pupils to mimic kohl cosmetic eyeliner and his fashionable coiffure is arranged into incised rows and covered in applied black pigment. For similar see: Egitto splendore millenario, la collezione di Leiden a Bologna, n. VII 54. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 185mm x 160mm; Weight: 580g Provenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. NYC collection; Ex. F. F., NYC. Ex. Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California; Ex. private collection, acquired on the London Art Market in the 1980s; Ex. Shlomo Moussaieff collection, London, England, acquired in 1969. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate: GBP 3000 - 6000