Lot 1420
Male Mummy Mask, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1st Century AD. A wonderful realistic Roman-Egyptian painted stucco death mask of a youthful male. A majority of the paint remains showing skin tones and black stylized hair, or wig, with open eyes and a slight smile. Mounted to hanging board. Remarkable piece with no signs of repainting. Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm).
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Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
Ex Dorset, England private collection formed by the previous owner's grandfather who worked for a `telegraph` company in Egypt in the 1920`s.
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| Realized $2,400 |
