Kunsthandel Mieke Zilverberg
Classical Antiquities, Egyptian Works of Art, Coins and Medals
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EGYPT. POLYCHROME PAINTED AND GILDED CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK.
Gilded face with large ears and full lips, intense eyes in black, on his forehead border consisting of cluster of tree uraeï alternating with three inverted lotus buds;
large black scarab on top of his head holding a sun disk in its legs, border of four sons of Horus around; large winged sun disk with uraeus at either side at front of head, winged falcon head with sun disk at the back, falcon bust in profile and uraeus at either of ear, all set in blue; red border of cabras below.
Priv. coll. D. Sivasligil, Overijse, België 1990-2010; Nagel Auction, Stuutgart 2014.
Gilded face with large ears and full lips, intense eyes in black, on his forehead border consisting of cluster of tree uraeï alternating with three inverted lotus buds;
large black scarab on top of his head holding a sun disk in its legs, border of four sons of Horus around; large winged sun disk with uraeus at either side at front of head, winged falcon head with sun disk at the back, falcon bust in profile and uraeus at either of ear, all set in blue; red border of cabras below.
Priv. coll. D. Sivasligil, Overijse, België 1990-2010; Nagel Auction, Stuutgart 2014.
EGYPT. POLYCHROME PAINTED AND GILDED CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK.
Cartonnage is plaster on linen base. Polychrome painted mask in red, brown and blue colours; face gilded.
Dim. 19 x 30 x 30 cm.
Ptolemaic Period- Roman Period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Dim. 19 x 30 x 30 cm.
Ptolemaic Period- Roman Period, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD
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