Caption

Outer sarcophagus mask, wig iconographic, forgeries, acquisition provenance, sarcophagus fragments, masks, faces. Sarcophagus mask with a flat fragment of a wig above the forehead. Elongated face, painted brown, high black eyebrow arches, black pupils filling almost the entire eyes, modeled mouth without marked lips. c. 747–332 BC; Late Period?, Egypt, forgery, A roughly shield-shaped wooden board with a weathered, textured surface showing grain, scratches, splits, and areas of rough, splintered wood; a small metal screw with a looped piece of thin wire is attached near the top; an aged rectangular paper label is affixed to the upper left area; the wood displays various brown tones from light tan to deeper brown and some darker grayish-brown streaks, while the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_454

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (3.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Outer sarcophagus mask wig iconographic forgeries acquisition provenance sarcophagus fragments masks faces Sarcophagus mask flat fragment wig forehead Elongated face painted brown high black eyebrow arches black pupils filling almost entire eyes modeled mouth marked lips c 747–332 Bc Late Period Egypt forgery roughly shield-shaped wooden board weathered textured surface showing grain scratches splits areas rough splintered wood small metal screw looped piece thin wire attached near top aged rectangular paper label affixed upper left area wood displays various brown tones light tan deeper brown darker grayish-brown streaks background smooth light gray.