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Fine Egyptian Cedar Wood & Gesso Sarcophagus Mask
Naturally proportioned, the large and rare Egyptian cedar wood sarcophagus mask hailing from the Late Period, 664-332 BC having four attachment dowels (one lacking) with a well defined face and fragments of the original gesso covering in situ.
In fair to good condition the mask is presented in tact with the traces of the original gesso and shows the attachment dowels still in place. There is a naturally occurring crack to the reverse that runs from the top to the centre. The piece is very stable.
This particular mask would have been affixed to the top of an outer wooden sarcophagus by means of four long wooden dowel pegs at each corner of the mask. It would once have been covered in a layer of gesso and then painted with various coloured pigments and small traces of the gesso can still be found particularly around the eyes and mouth.
The mask was an important part of the mummy, which was placed over the head of the linen-wrapped body. Its youthful features were not intended as a likeness of the deceased, but projected an idealized image for their existence in the afterlife. In capturing these features, the masks provided the people that they respectively represented with faces in the afterlife. This allowed the soul to recognize its body and re-orient itself within it, allowing the body to live on in death. The mask also provided physical protection and could act as a substitute should the mummy's head be lost or damaged.
Museum worthy and beautifully decorative, this evocative relic has an immense aura.
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The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
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In fair to good condition the mask is presented in tact with the traces of the original gesso and shows the attachment dowels still in place. There is a naturally occurring crack to the reverse that runs from the top to the centre. The piece is very stable.
This particular mask would have been affixed to the top of an outer wooden sarcophagus by means of four long wooden dowel pegs at each corner of the mask. It would once have been covered in a layer of gesso and then painted with various coloured pigments and small traces of the gesso can still be found particularly around the eyes and mouth.
The mask was an important part of the mummy, which was placed over the head of the linen-wrapped body. Its youthful features were not intended as a likeness of the deceased, but projected an idealized image for their existence in the afterlife. In capturing these features, the masks provided the people that they respectively represented with faces in the afterlife. This allowed the soul to recognize its body and re-orient itself within it, allowing the body to live on in death. The mask also provided physical protection and could act as a substitute should the mummy's head be lost or damaged.
Museum worthy and beautifully decorative, this evocative relic has an immense aura.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 16/MAY/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Phone or visit the website to buy, Free UK shipping.
Date c.664-332 BC
Pre 16th Century Antiques Material Cedar
Origin Egyptian
Item code as155a1108
Status Sold
£975.00 
$1235.13 
€1136.27 
$
€
Conversion rates as of 16/MAY/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Phone or visit the website to buy, Free UK shipping.
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Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment onlyThe Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
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