Lot 1241
Impressive Female Coffin Portrait. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st-22nd Dynasty, c. 1085-800 BC. With polychrome-painted gesso over wood, the woman with huge blue and yellow lappet wig, the ends tied by colorful "jeweled bands." Her delicate features rendered in yellow, with black for the eyes, and blue for the brows. Few traces remain of the woman's shawl and beaded collar that would have covered her chest. Piece mounted in an expensive, custom display which could be hung, or set on a table. Height of object: 22-1/4". Case: 31-3/4" x 19-3/4" x 9-1/2". A large and very eye-catching antiquity!
Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000.
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