Mummy Mask of a Woman

Culture: Egyptian
Period: Roman Period, 3rd century A.D.
Material: Stucco, textile fragments
Dimensions: 25 cm high
Price: 6.800 Euro
Ref: 1092
Provenance: French private collection Lambert, Paris. With French antiquities passport.
Condition: Intact with abundant polychrome color remains.
Description: Sculptural mummy mask of a woman from the Roman period with abundant paint. She wears an opulent, multi-row neck jewelry as well as long earrings. The coil is also plastically worked out with flowers. The black hair is pulled back, only single strands – painted – falling over the temples. On the side a black linen border line is preserved. Eyes, lashes, eyebrows as well as lips and mouth are applied in red and black. Mounted.