AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SARCOPHAGUS MASK, 30TH DYNASTY/EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 B.C.
Property from a German Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SARCOPHAGUS MASK, 30TH DYNASTY/EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 B.C.
from the lid of a large anthropoid sarcophagus, wearing a broad beaded collar and tripartite wig, the idealized face with mouth rounded at the corners, and almond-shaped eyes with long incised cosmetic lines and eyebrows in relief.
Height 55 cm.
Condition Report:
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Provenance:
Dr. Hans Hitzler, Bochum, Germany, acquired prior to WWII
by descent to the present owner
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Property from a German Private Collection
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SARCOPHAGUS MASK, 30TH DYNASTY/EARLY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 B.C.
from the lid of a large anthropoid sarcophagus, wearing a broad beaded collar and tripartite wig, the idealized face with mouth rounded at the corners, and almond-shaped eyes with long incised cosmetic lines and eyebrows in relief.
Height 55 cm.
Condition Report:
To request a condition report for this lot, please contact ancientsculpture@sothebys.com.
Provenance:
Dr. Hans Hitzler, Bochum, Germany, acquired prior to WWII
by descent to the present owner