Egyptian Granite Mask from a Sarcophagus. Late Period, 664-332 B.C. A carved black granite head, possibly once part of a stone sarcophagus, youthful face with idealised features, wearing a bag wig falling low on the brow and delineated from the forehead by a deeply incised line, rounded cheeks and almond-shaped eyes, the mouth set in a slight smile with the lips exhibiting a well-defined contour line around the edges, as is typical for high-quality workmanship; the head accompanied by four glazed composition mummiform funerary figurines; all mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Aldred, C., 'Statuaire (Chapitre II)' in Leclant, J. (ed.), L’Égypte du crépuscule. De Tanis à Méroé 1070 av. J.-C. - IVe siècle apr. J.-C., Paris: Gallimard, 1980; Bothmer, B. V. et al., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period 700 B.C. to A.D. 100, Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Museum, 1960; Buhl, M.-L., The late Egyptian anthropoid stone sarcophagi, København: Nationalmusee, 1959; D'Auria, S., Lacovara P. & Roehrig, C. H., Mummies & Magic, The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988. 5 kg total, 25 cm including stand (9 3/4 in.) Collection of Mr. Nahman, since 1950, thence by descent. In a French collection, acquired in 2012 for a New York, USA gallery. Private collection of a medical professional. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.227349. Accompanied by a copy of an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini; Accompanied by scholarly note TL05402 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10900-180444. The so-called Archaic smile is an element that appeared early in the 26th Dynasty and became a regular feature of Late Period and Ptolemaic art.