Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Property from the Collection of Alan E. and Marianne Schwartz

An Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask, 22nd Dynasty, 944-716 B.C.

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Lot Closed

July 5, 02:03 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

An Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask

19th/21st Dynasty, 1305-956 B.C.


from the lid of an inner coffin, wearing a broad collar and wide striped tripartite wig, the face with finely carved mouth rounded at the corners, outlined lips, and straight nose, the eyes, long cosmetic lines and long, tapering eyebrows painted in black.

Height 35.5 cm.

Mathias Komor, New York, inv. no. N675

Alan and Marianne Schwartz, Michigan, acquired from the above on October 18th, 1960

then by descent to the present owner


Published

Detroit Collects: Antiquities, checklist of the exhibition at the Detroit Museum of Arts, 1973


Exhibited

Detroit Museum of Arts, Michigan, "Detroit Collects: Antiquities," March 14th-April 29th, 1973

For a close stylistic parallel compare the Theban coffin of Panesy in Leiden, L.XII.3-b (https://www.nma.gov.au/about/media/discovering-ancient-egypt-images/panesy-outer-coffin).

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