Ancient Egyptian Faience Beads Mummy Mask

GBP 395.00

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Object Description

A fine Egyptian mummy mask made of small faience beads, restrung in their original arrangement. Pale green, black, red and cream tones have been used to render in a highly stylised manner a human face with a neutral expression. The large trapezoid eyes, long thin eyebrows, broad nose and small mouth are arranged in a perfectly symmetrical manner. The mask would have been placed over the face of the deceased at their burial, in a similar manner to the better-known cartonnage mummy masks, mostly for decorative or protective purposes.

Date: Circa 664-332 BC.

Period: Late Dynastic Period.

Object Condition

Very fine, restrung with original faience beads. Some beads might display signs of ageing to the surface.

Object Details

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  • dimensions
    W:11 x centimeters

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The Gallery
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
Eastpole Farm House, Bramley Road
Oakwood, N14 4UW, United Kingdom

St James's Ancient Art
10 Charles II Street, Ground Floor
St James
London
SW1Y 4AA

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