Wood Mummy Mask with a Striped Wig

Culture: Egyptian

Period: 3rd Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, 945-715 B.C.

Material: Wood

Dimensions: 27 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 1186

Provenance: From the estate of Josef Strasser, Lannach, Styria. Acquired between 1960 and 1980.

Condition: On the right side of the wig a larger break, some color flakings as shown on the photo.

Description: Wood mummy mask with white color on a gypsum layer. The brows as well as the contours of the eyes and the iris in black color. The face is elegantly worked out, with a long thin nose and a small mouth formed to a gentle smile. The wig with blue horizontal stripes.