Egypt - Mummy Bead Mask > Lot No. 608

Description:
Late Period - Potolemaic, circa 600-300 BC. Glazed re-strung composition mask composed of spacer disc beads, with zig-zag tubular bead border, the green face with banded edges in green, eyes and eyebrows outlined in black, the angular nose and mouth formed of coral pink beads, with horizontal striped beard.

Measurements:
39 grams, 123 mm.

Condition:
Very fine condition with distinct features.

Provenance:
From an old French collection with a copy of the export documentation dated 1997.

Estimate: £300 - 400 (EUR 370 - 500; USD 480 - 640)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH