Ancient Egyptian funerary stucco mask with youthful female features
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 1,100 - € 1,400
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Description from the seller
Culture
Egyptian.
Description
Fragment of a funerary mask in stuccoed and painted wood, likely belonging to the lid of a small coffin intended for a girl or young woman. The face displays remarkably elegant features: elongated eyes, a well-proportioned nose and full, finely modelled lips, all characteristic of Third Intermediate Period craftsmanship. Traces of original pigment remain on the surface, with smooth stucco modelling and age-consistent fractures.
Condition
Good overall condition. Losses to the stucco, stable wood core, ancient patina and surviving original pigments.
Provenance
Ex gemma private collection 1970
Culture
Egyptian.
Description
Fragment of a funerary mask in stuccoed and painted wood, likely belonging to the lid of a small coffin intended for a girl or young woman. The face displays remarkably elegant features: elongated eyes, a well-proportioned nose and full, finely modelled lips, all characteristic of Third Intermediate Period craftsmanship. Traces of original pigment remain on the surface, with smooth stucco modelling and age-consistent fractures.
Condition
Good overall condition. Losses to the stucco, stable wood core, ancient patina and surviving original pigments.
Provenance
Ex gemma private collection 1970
Details
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Century/ Timeframe
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd–23rd Dynasty, c. 945–732 BC.
Name of object
funerary stucco mask with youthful female features
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2022
Country acquired from
Spain
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Auction house
Previous owner - year acquired
1970
Previous owner - country acquired from
Germany
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