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SARCOPHAGUS MASK Sinai region, New Kingdom Orange...

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SARCOPHAGUS MASK Sinai region, New Kingdom Orange terracotta H. 39 cm Provenance Former French private collection Ex Tajan sale, February 8, 2008, lot 177 French private collection It represents a male face, the face in point, the eyes and the nose in relief, the mouth is marked by a horizontal incision. The forehead is delimited by an arched line. Bibliography L. Cotelle-Michel, Les sarcophages égyptiens en terre cuite, Dijon, 2004 A Sinai terracotta anthropomorphic terracotta funerary mask. Depicting a male face, the triangular-shaped face is characterized by eyes and nose in relief, the mouth marked by a horizontal incision. The front is delimited by an arcuate line. Ca. New-Kingdom period. Bibliography: L. Cotelle-Michel, Egyptian sarcophagi in terracotta, Dijon, 2004