Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, ca. 716 - 300 B.C.
Egypt
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
American Private Collection, New York (acquired in the 2000s)Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, gesso, polychrome pigments,
Wig with beetle atop, symbolig for rebirth.
These masks were not intended as portraits of their subject. Rather, they represented the idealized features of the deceased following his resurrection as a divine being in the afterlife.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).