Sarcophagus mask
Late Period, 664 – 332 BC
Stuccoed wood with yellow, dark blue, red and black colour.
H 60 cm W 44 cm
Over life-size idealised face mask of a sarcophagus with yellow face, black eyebrows, eyelids and pupils. The tripartite wig, which leaves the ears bare, is decorated with yellow, dark blue and red ribbons. The collar is decorated with yellow dotted dark blue and red bands. A mask with fine facial features and a gentle smile. Small chips to the rim, flaking of colour, cracks in the wood.
Published
Auction sale catalogue Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 2 February 2017, lot 73
Provenance
Collection M. C., acquired in the 1960s and 1970s.
Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.
Price
7.800
Item
7542