Unusual gold leaf mask · Indonesia - Java · ID: 3052494

Name: Unusual gold leaf mask
SKU: 3052494
Price: 4200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

Sold EUR 4,200

Provenance

Alfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)

Size

H: 15,3 cm

H: 6.0 inch

Description

gold sheet: 16.19 kt, 40 g, rest.

This mask is hammered and embossed from a single thin sheet of gold. The beautifully rendered face features almond-shaped eyes beneath elegantly arched eyebrows. The forehead is adorned with a decorative diadem bearing floral motifs and punched ornamentation.

In Java, evidence of funerary masks have been discovered for many centuries, ranging from the 1st Century BC until 12th - 14th AD. Our mask may represent a more recent version of this ancient tradition.

The object Unusual gold leaf mask with the object ID 3052494 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025. The object with the lot number 117 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,200 with an asking price of EUR 4,000.

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