Egyptian New Kingdom terracotta mummy mask

M79

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A face fragment from a life-size moulded terracotta anthropomorphic sarcophagus cover. Although Egyptian burials are often associated with elaborate gilded sarcophagi poorer Egyptians would have been buried with less ornate terracotta or wood coverings such as this example.

Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside period, XIXth or XXth Dynasty, c. 1292 – 1077 BC

Size
19.7 x 16.8 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Amsterdam, Netherlands; acquired mid to late 20th Century

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