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FUNERARY MASK Cedar wood and traces of black pigment. Beautifully crafted, it demonstrates the skills of ancient Egyptian woodworkers. Wood was a rare and precious material, originally reserved for kings and gods, then, around the first millennium BC, for the elite. The wood used here is Lebanese cedar, the type most prized by the Egyptians. Old inventory number on back: "E524". 31 x 22 cm. Egypt, XXVIth dynasty, 664-525 B.C. Comparandum: A funerary mask in cedar wood, Dynasty XXVI, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, inv. 1959.8.4. Provenance: Former Liechti collection, Switzerland, acquired in Paris in 1974. An Egyptian wooden mask, beautifully made, it shows the skill of ancient Egypt's wood craftsmen. Wood was a rare and precious material, originally reserved for kings and gods, and later, around the first millennium B.C.E, for the elite. The wood used here is Lebanon cedar, the type most prized by the Egyptians. Dynasty 26th, circa 664-525 B.C.

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FUNERARY MASK Cedar wood and traces of black pigment. Beautifully crafted, it demonstrates the skills of ancient Egyptian woodworkers. Wood was a rare and precious material, originally reserved for kings and gods, then, around the first millennium BC, for the elite. The wood used here is Lebanese cedar, the type most prized by the Egyptians. Old inventory number on back: "E524". 31 x 22 cm. Egypt, XXVIth dynasty, 664-525 B.C. Comparandum: A funerary mask in cedar wood, Dynasty XXVI, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, inv. 1959.8.4. Provenance: Former Liechti collection, Switzerland, acquired in Paris in 1974. An Egyptian wooden mask, beautifully made, it shows the skill of ancient Egypt's wood craftsmen. Wood was a rare and precious material, originally reserved for kings and gods, and later, around the first millennium B.C.E, for the elite. The wood used here is Lebanon cedar, the type most prized by the Egyptians. Dynasty 26th, circa 664-525 B.C.

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For sale on Friday 28 Jun : 14:30 (CEST)
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