Auction 16 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Mar 29, 13:00
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction. Commencing on the 29th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping.
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LOT 8:
EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
£1,500 - £3,000
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EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC. A wooden mummy mask from the lid of an anthropoid coffin, coated in gesso and painted with polychrome pigments. The face is rendered in a dark red hue, with black outlining the eyes, eyebrows, and irises. The sclera is highlighted in white. A broad headdress extends across the forehead, with bands of alternating colours. The back of the mask bears visible traces of attachment, including nail holes. These masks were stylised representations of the deceased, playing an important role in Egyptian funerary practices. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 270mm x 180mm; Weight: 1k g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Taher Khorassani collection, Germany, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
