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A Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet

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A fine cast face of a Romano-Egyptian funerary mask depicting a youthful woman with tender facial features. The eyes painted white with stark black pupils and borders. She bears an aquiline nose above thin, pursed lips. Hair painted black and shown close cropped, however, there are remains of a fibrous overlay, representing strands of hair, she wears an ochre wreath of laurel leaves over her hair.The ground color of the face is a yellow ochre with gilding over the partially worn surface
Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C.
Dimensions: 1 5/8 inches (4.1 cm.) x 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm.)
Ex. Private East Coast, USA collection; ex- Massachusetts, USA, Collection, collected in the 1960s

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A Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet

Name: A Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet
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