Egyptian cartonnage mummy mask
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Object number
AR3260
| Object: |
Egyptian cartonnage mummy mask
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| Material: |
Cartonnage, probably with linen. White ground with polychrome painting.
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| Period: |
End of the ptolemaic period to beginning of the Roman period of ancient Egypt. 1st century BC. |
| Description: |
Mummy mask made of cartonnage. Plastically modeled face with wig. The front is completely colored. Hollow on the back with a negative shape of the face. The mask is very decorative and nonetheless available for a small budget due to its relatively small format, as well as the restoration and overpainting. |
| Dimensions: |
24.1cm height, 15.1cm width, 8cm depth.
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| Condition: |
Professionally restored, reinforced on the back, edges smoothed. Reconstructions and overpaintings on the front. The mask can stand erect with an enclosed metal bracket. Modern inscription from a previous owner on the back.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2021 on the German art market. Previously in the German private collection of Helge Deikner (1926-2021). Acquired into the collection in the 1970s or earlier.
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| References: |
Similar Bowers Museum, inv.no. 2003.38.1.
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| Literature: |
S. Walker, M. Bierbrier: Ancient Faces, Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt (Part IV of the Catalogue of Roman Portraits in the British Museum).
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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