{"product_id":"ancient-egyptian-wooden-sarcophagus-mask-inlaid-eyes-and-original-pigments-late-period-664-332-bc","title":"Ancient Egyptian - Wooden sarcophagus mask - inlaid eyes and original pigments - late period - 664\/332 BC","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarcophagus mask in stuccoed and painted wood.\u003cbr\u003eAncient Egypt, Late Period, 26th \/ 31st Dynasty, 664\/332 BC\u003cbr\u003eLarge coffin mask in finely carved wood. It is made of cedar and covered with gesso painted in red and black pigment.\u003cbr\u003eThis red-colored mask features the likeness of an Egyptian dignitary.\u003cbr\u003eThe oval-shaped face with idealized features is characterized by large almond-shaped eyes embedded with bronze and stone, a long slender nose sculpted in relief in a triangular shape and refined at the nasal bridge, and a mouth with pursed lips.\u003cbr\u003eThe lower forehead is topped with a black headdress.\u003cbr\u003eThe facial expression shows extreme serenity.\u003cbr\u003eThese wooden masks were attached with dowels to the deceased's coffin. Traces of fixing dowels on the back of the structure.\u003cbr\u003eExamined by Simone Musso, consulting curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri archaeological expedition.\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: height 23.2 cm - width 19.2 cm - thickness 9.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eVery good state of preservation, original pigments and inlays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: United Kingdom, A.P.L. gallery.\u003cbr\u003ePreviously: Property of a London gallery acquired on the American art market before 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZipZappa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55565771538810,"sku":"","price":4260.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/8524\/5719\/files\/ancient-egyptian-wooden-sarcophagus-mask-inlaid-eyes-and-original-pigments-late-period-664332-bc-8517075.jpg?v=1751902793","url":"https:\/\/www.zipzappa.com\/es\/products\/ancient-egyptian-wooden-sarcophagus-mask-inlaid-eyes-and-original-pigments-late-period-664-332-bc","provider":"ZipZappa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}