Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from an Important European Collection
An Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask, 22nd/24th Dynasty, 944-716 B.C.
Lot Closed
December 17, 01:58 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important European Collection
An Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask
22nd/24th Dynasty, 944-716 B.C.
with broad oval face, dimpled chin, finely carved mouth with deeply rounded corners and outlined lips, straight nose, and large wide-set eyes with long finely arched eyebrows and cosmetic lines painted in black.
Height 12.5 cm.
Merrin Gallery, New York
P. N. collection, Geneva, acquired from the above in the late 1970s/early 1980s
Sycomore Ancient Art, Geneva, on consignment from the above in June 2013
Harmakhis, Brussels, acquired from the above in January 2014
acquired by the current owner from the above in 2015
P. N. collection, Geneva, acquired from the above in the late 1970s/early 1980s
Sycomore Ancient Art, Geneva, on consignment from the above in June 2013
Harmakhis, Brussels, acquired from the above in January 2014
acquired by the current owner from the above in 2015
For a closely related mask in date and style compare The Realm of Osiris, Mummies, Coffins, and Ancient Egyptian Funerary Art in the Michael C. Carlos Museum, P. Lacovara and B.T. Trope eds. Atlanta, 2001, cat. no. 40, p.52. The author writes: “On many coffins of the Third Intermediate Period which were made of soft local woods, a finely carved face of hard wood has been inserted into the lid. The economical use of imported and recycled cedar and ebony would allow the most important aspect of the coffin---the visage---to be rendered in a precise and lasting way.”