EGYPTIAN WOODEN SARCOPHAGUS MASK

Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, ca. 1069 - 332 BC. A polychrome wooden sarcophagus mask depicting an idealised face with a rounded chin, full cheeks and a straight nose. The eyes are painted in black and white beneath thick, arched eyebrows, with the flesh rendered in pink pigment. A tripartite wig frames the face. The chest is adorned with a multicoloured broad collar comprising horizontal registers of geometric and floral motifs painted in red, green, yellow, black and white. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA51146, EA24798. Size: 555mm x 330mm; Weight: 3.1kg Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. Erika Krautkrämer collection; Bonhams, London, 16 April 2015, lot 35; formerly a private collection, acquired in the1960s from the Louis Carle collection, France. Accompanied by a German Export license. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£2,000

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