Bidspirit auction | GREEK BRONZE AND STONE MUMMY

GREEK BRONZE AND STONE MUMMY EYES - Ca. 500 - 300 BC. A pair of bronze and stone mummy eyes, each with an almond-shaped bronze frame edged with projecting triangular lashes and set with a pale stone sclera, reddish circular iris and dark pupil. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1991.11.3a, b. Size: 50-50mm x 30-30mm; Weight: 50g 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.