Egyptian large carved wood mummy mask

E172

£2,000.00

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A carved wood mummy mask from a sizeable sarcophagus, the features simply rendered and the eyes lightly recessed for the application of a layer of painted stucco.

Culture
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, c. 1050-730 BC

Size
26.3 x 20.6 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown with old splits and losses, the wood is in good stabile condition

Provenance
Ex. estate of Professor Victor Chan (1947-2020), Alberta, Canada and thence by inheritance. Acquired from Bjarne Tokerud, Edmonton, Canada, mid 1980’s.

Victor Chan taught art history at the University of Alberta, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2000.

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