Egyptian Mummy Mask Cartonnage
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-100 A.D. Mask fragment from a mummy with moulded and painted facial detailing; heavy black outline to the eyes and brows, banded headdress in shades of ochre, crimson, sea-green; mounted in a glazed display case. See Parlasca, K., Sailor, H., Moments, Mummy Portraits and Egyptian Funerary Art from Roman Times, Frankfurt, 1999, for discussion. 847 grams, 25.5 x 25.5 cm (10 x 10 in.).
Acquired in the 1950s-1960s. From the collection of Mr Ciappara, Norfolk, UK.
[No Reserve]
Price realized | 500 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 300 GBP |