About the lot N° 54
Title : AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY PORTRAIT
Medium : Painted in the encaustic technique, her long hair coiled up in a chignon on the top of her head, with short fringed curls around her face and across her forehead, wearing a white tunic with purple Size : 35.8 x 18.4 cmProvenance : Blanchard Antiquities, Cairo, 1906.Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 25 June 1992, lot 44.Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 October 2000, lot 159. Notes : AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY PORTRAIT ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D. Painted in the encaustic technique, her long hair coiled up in a chignon on the top of her head, with short fringed curls around her face and across her forehead, wearing a white tunic with purple clavi, and mantle draped over her left shoulder, assembled from two or three different encaustic portraits, framed and glazed4 1/8 x 7¼ in. (35.8 x 18.4 cm.) high Christie's, auctioneer, London, UK
It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 06 Oct 2011
It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale
