An Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask
An Egyptian Wood Mummy Mask, 21st/22nd Dynasty, 1075-716 B.C.
A finely carved wooden mask from an Egyptian inner coffin, dating to the 21st-22nd Dynasty. The mask features carefully outlined lips, a straight nose, arched eyebrows, and mortises for beard and back attachment, with eyes that were originally detailed with pigment.
- Medium
- from an inner coffin, carved from a dense hardwood (ebony?), with finely carved outlined lips, straight nose, eyes formerly detailed with pigment, and finely arched eyebrows, a square mortise beneath the chin for insertion of a beard, two rectangular mortises in back for attachment.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
December 2, 2021
Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000
Lot 136
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