Egyptian Wooden Painted Mask
Late New Kingdom, 1350-1070 B.C. A wooden funerary mask with finely delineated painted eyes and eyebrows on a gesso ground; holes to accept attachment pegs to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number EA46631. 1.14 kg, 32.5 cm high including stand (12 3/4 in.). Ex private Swiss collection, before 1960. The mask is typical of Phoenician-Punic production and likely had a funerary purpose. [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price]