An Egyptian Anthropoid Mask, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BC:

The face carved with high cheekbones, prominent nose and eyebrows and painted with dark red pigment with black pupils and cosmetic lines around the eyes. Part of a headdress above the brow, the top piece of a tripartite wig, with no remaining pigment on the smoothed wood.

Dimensions: Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm)

Reference No: EW110

PROVENANCE:
ex. Harmer Rouke galleries NY, acquired in the mid-1970's (gallery sticker still attached on back), thereafter in a private San Francisco collection, California.


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We hereby certify the above item to be authentic and due diligence conducted to ensure stated provenance. We strictly adhere to the code of Conduct established by the Association of Dealers & Collectors of Ancient & Ethnographic Art and have established, to the best of our ability, the object(s) have not been illegally obtained from the country of origin, excavation, architectural monument, public institution or private property.

Some age appropriate wear, loss to the nose of piece, crack from the brow down the right side of the face past the nose, visible pegs on the front in the wig and on either side of the mouth, empty peg holes on the back and with some modern writing by previous owners. Otherwise intact with rich colored pigment remaining. With museum quality custom mount, that is not displayed.