Auction 19
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jun 8, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection sale. Commencing on the 8th of June at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases a spectacular array of antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 6000 BC to 1600 AD. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 16:
EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
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Start price:
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1,000
Estimate :
£1,500 - £3,000
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EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MUMMY MASK
Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC. A wooden mummy mask from the lid of an anthropoid coffin, coated in gesso and painted with polychrome pigments. The face is rendered in a dark red hue, with black outlining the eyes, eyebrows, and irises. The sclera is highlighted in white. A broad headdress extends across the forehead, with bands of alternating colours. The back of the mask bears visible traces of attachment, including nail holes. These masks were stylised representations of the deceased, playing an important role in Egyptian funerary practices. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 270mm x 180mm; Weight: 1k g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Taher Khorassani collection, Germany, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
