ROMAN MUMMY MASK OF A WOMAN
ROMAN MUMMY MASK OF A WOMAN,
Egypt, Roman Empire, 2nd century A.D.
Finely painted stucco. Idealized head of a woman, with wavy hair and fine, almond-shaped glass eyes. Front of the bust, missing and broken off at the base of the neck.
H 22 cm.
Provenance:
- Auction Sotheby's London, 13th/14th December 1982 (Lot No. 152).
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
Ref.: G. Grimm, Die römischen Mumienmasken aus Aegypten, Wiesbaden 1974; Ill. 88ff.
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ROMAN MUMMY MASK OF A WOMAN,
Egypt, Roman Empire, 2nd century A.D.
Finely painted stucco. Idealized head of a woman, with wavy hair and fine, almond-shaped glass eyes. Front of the bust, missing and broken off at the base of the neck.
H 22 cm.
Provenance:
- Auction Sotheby's London, 13th/14th December 1982 (Lot No. 152).
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
Ref.: G. Grimm, Die römischen Mumienmasken aus Aegypten, Wiesbaden 1974; Ill. 88ff.
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