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A Large Egyptian Polychrome Wood Coffin Mask
Catalogue:
Antiques:
Regional Art:
Ancient World:
Egyptian:
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Pre 1492 item# 1175548 (stock# BD4273)
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700
$5950.00
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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 500 - 200 BC. Oversized carved, painted terracotta-colored face from a coffin lid; displays wide, flatly defined eyes, a slender aquiline nose with slight anatomical detail, and small, plump, pursed lips. The long, slightly arched eyebrows over heavy eyelids, outline for the eyes, and the clear, circular pupils against painted white eyeballs, are drawn in black paint. Painted above the forehead is a brown band trimming a plain black wig. At one time the face may ...click for details
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