Egyptian sarcophagus fragment, 664-630 BCE
Fragment of an Egyptian sarcophagus or coffin likely Late or Ptolemaic Period 664-30 BCE, executed in wood, gesso, and pigment, depicting a man wearing a black tripartite wig surmounted by a scarab headdress above a finely carved and painted face having a straight nose and a slightly curved month, with a reddish brown complexion, arched brows and tilted almond-shaped eyes, the figure wearing a wide, usekh collar composed of alternating rows of tubular blue and round orange beads, with a custom acrylic display, fragment 27"h x 19.5"w x 5"d; overall with acrylic display 31"h x 24"w x 12"d.
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Fragment of an Egyptian sarcophagus or coffin likely Late or Ptolemaic Period 664-30 BCE, executed in wood, gesso, and pigment, depicting a man wearing a black tripartite wig surmounted by a scarab headdress above a finely carved and painted face having a straight nose and a slightly curved month, with a reddish brown complexion, arched brows and tilted almond-shaped eyes, the figure wearing a wide, usekh collar composed of alternating rows of tubular blue and round orange beads, with a custom acrylic display, fragment 27"h x 19.5"w x 5"d; overall with acrylic display 31"h x 24"w x 12"d.