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.