Mummy mask representing a woman with a golden complexion She is wearing a blue tripartite wig decorated with a falcon with spread wings, a frontal band of rosettes surmounting a oudjat eye and six pearls; the frontal locks are worked in relief. She wears earrings and a necklace in relief. Polychrome and gilded stuccoed canvas. Gaps, slight restorations. Egypt, late Ptolemaic period. Height : 30 cmm Provenance: - Donald Freese Collection, Illinois, acquired in the 1950s probably from the Susette Khayat Gallery, New York. A Park Bernett label (98) from the 1950s was on the original base. - Public sale in the USA in 2013, acquired by Martin L. Gerwick. - Acquired from him by the current owner in 2014. By attestation. An Egyptian Mummy Mask, Late Ptolemaic Period
Estimate
€6,000 - €8,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
Mummy mask representing a woman with a golden complexion
She is wearing a blue tripartite wig decorated with a falcon with spread wings, a frontal band of rosettes surmounting a oudjat eye and six pearls; the frontal locks are worked in relief. She wears earrings and a necklace in relief.
Polychrome and gilded stuccoed canvas. Gaps, slight restorations.
Egypt, late Ptolemaic period.
Height : 30 cmm
Provenance:
- Donald Freese Collection, Illinois, acquired in the 1950s probably from the Susette Khayat Gallery, New York. A Park Bernett label (98) from the 1950s was on the original base.
- Public sale in the USA in 2013, acquired by Martin L. Gerwick.
- Acquired from him by the current owner in 2014.
By attestation.
An Egyptian Mummy Mask, Late Ptolemaic Period
Sale
Friday 10 February 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris