Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND STONE MUMMY

EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND STONE MUMMY EYES WITH BROWS - Late to Roman period, ca. 664 BC - AD 200. A pair of bronze and stone mummy eyes, each with an almond-shaped bronze frame enclosing a pale stone sclera and a circular reddish stone iris centred by a dark pupil. Each is accompanied by a separate curved bronze brow. For similar see: National Museum of Liverpool, Inventory number 24.9.00.73. Size: 110-110mm x 5-30mm; Weight: 115g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously part of an Oxfordshire ancient art collection; acquired from a Canadian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.