Romano Egyptian Plaster Mummy Mask - Original Pigments
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Roman Period, from Egypt or middle Egypt, ca. 60 to 70 CE. A plaster mummy mask depicting a female visage of a remarkably human countenance, her features quite naturalistic with deep-set open eyes glancing toward the right, framed by elegant, arched brows that lead to an attractive nose, and gently smiling lips above a rounded chin. The details were hand painted upon the white plaster in hues of red-brown and black. Plaster masks were quite popular in Middle Egypt. While they evolved from Egyptian traditions reflecting the adaptation and continuation of iconographic and stylistic characteristics of Egyptian funerary art, masks like this example also reveal the Roman penchant for individualized and naturalistic portraiture. A breathtaking example with a custom orange velvet covered wood mount. Size: mask itself measures 7.5" W x 6.75" H (19 cm x 17.1 cm); mount measures 10.75" L x 9" W (27.3 cm x 22.9 cm)
Provenance: Ex-private B. DiPietro collection, Pennsylvania
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#112531
Provenance: Ex-private B. DiPietro collection, Pennsylvania
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#112531
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Appears to be intact. Normal surface wear.
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Romano Egyptian Plaster Mummy Mask - Original Pigments
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
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