Pre-Columbian Funerary Gold Mask with Royal Turquoise Beads in its Eyes
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A high karat heavy sheet gold human face mask with large almond-shaped eyes and recessed pierced pupils. Multiple small perforations along the upper and lower edges for attachment. L...
Gold
Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask, Late New Kingdom
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Cartonnage masks such as this were used to protect and idealize the facial features of the deceased in burial. The oversized eyes outlined with extending cosmetic lines and conformin...
Linen, Wood
Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask, Third Intermediate Period, 21st - 25th Dynasty
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This stunning mummy mask, although showing clear signs of age, retains a breath-taking aura, with dark rich patina, and sparkling inlaid eyes. As per the custom it is comprised of wo...
Wood
Toussiana Bird Mask, Wood, Tribal Art from Burkina Faso, Circa 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Toussiana Plank Bird from Burkina Faso Mid XXem Provenance: private Swedish collection , auction The TOUSSIAN live in the Southwest of Burkina Faso. The mask presented here is a Loni...
Wood
Ethnic Design-Chancay original Mummy Bundle Mask
Located in Leuven , BE
A hand-carved funerary mask meant to attach to a larger mummy bundle. The plank-form mask is painted with a broad red face accented with white, diamond-shaped eyes, a rectangular mou...
Textile, Wood
$2,371Sale Price|20% Off
African Futurist Black Tribal Mask by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary African single mask created by the artist Bomber Bax. The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was subsequently processed and painted in late 2022 by the artist. The...
Wood
1987 exhibition poster : Egyptology exhibitions - Grand Palais Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking original exhibition poster was published in 1987 to promote one of the most iconic Egyptology exhibitions of the decade: Tanis, L’Or des Pharaons, held at the Grand Palais in Paris from March 26 to July 20. Organized by the Association Française d’Action Artistique, this event unveiled to the French public the dazzling treasures unearthed from the ancient necropolis of Tanis, Egypt’s northern royal city. At the heart of the poster is the luminous gold funerary mask of Psusennes I, an artifact often compared in splendor to the treasures of Tutankhamun...
Paper
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun Bust Sculpture, Decorative Ancient Egyptian Revival
Located in Wembley, GB
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun Bust Sculpture, Decorative Ancient Egyptian Revival Figure Bring the timeless mystique of Ancient Egypt into you...
Resin, Acrylic
Vintage Tutankhamun Pendant Necklace
Located in London, GB
Here we have an fabulous pendant necklace crafted from 18ct yellow gold into the shape of the mask of Tutankhamun. The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask of the ancient phar...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,200
Christos J. Palios - Gold Mask of Agamemnon, Photography 2019, Printed After
By Christos J. Palios
Located in Greenwich, CT
This photograph belongs to the series, "Absolute Powers / ex nihilo." These photographs dive deeper into the taboo and controversial topic of money by showcasing an array of intrigui...
Archival Pigment
Dana Bloom, Cover-Discover, A serie based on the Tel Aviv Biennale artwork
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Based on her breathtaking golden faces chandelier made for the Tel Aviv 2020 Biennale, Dana Bloom is now offering a limited edition of framed figures. Just like the human face, each ...
Foil, Gold Leaf
Dana Bloom, Cover- Discover 7 piece Mobile. Based on 2020 Tel Aviv Biannale
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Based on her breathtaking golden faces chandelier named Cover-Discover, made for the Tel Aviv 2020 Biannale, Dana Bloom is now offering a limited edition of custom made mobile made t...
Gold Leaf
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun Bust Sculpture, Decorative Ancient Egyptian Revival
Located in Wembley, GB
Golden Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun Bust Sculpture, Decorative Ancient Egyptian Revival Figure Bring the timeless mystique of Ancient Egypt i...
Resin, Acrylic, Driftwood, Bog Wood
2nd Century AD Roman Marble Relief Sculpture with Theatre Mask
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Relief with theatre mask Ancient Rome, 2nd century AD Marble 51 cm height. Provenance - Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1980s – 1990s. - Private collection, Lond...
Marble
Carved Italian Antique Alabaster Centrepiece Vase
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An exquisitely carved Italian antique alabaster centrepiece vase or urn circa 1860. The detail of this beautiful urn offers a glimpse into the styles of 19th century Italy, the body finely carved with masks and foliage to either side between entwined handles reminiscent of the famous Warwick Vase. It stands on an equally as decorative socle base carved with leaves and an egg and dart trim. With its smooth and somewhat translucent appearance, this antique alabaster vase...
Alabaster
Large Art Nouveau Revivalist Jeweled Locket
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and large Art Nouveau Revivalist Jeweled Locket from the 1920's. Large in scale with bezel set glass "gems" along side a sleeping figure in a greenish gold plate. Super unus...
Gilt Metal
Benin Bronze Head 1990s African Tribal Art Oba Style Lost Wax Cast Brass
Located in Farmington, UT
Offered is a striking Benin bronze head from the 1990s, crafted in the traditional style of the historic Kingdom of Benin (modern-day Nigeria), inter...
Brass, Bronze
Victorian 14 Karat Gold Native American Shaman Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as the stylized face of a Native American woman With neatly tucked hair and tattooed forehead Tested as 14 karat gold Circa: 1890 Head measures: 10.7 x 8.7 mm Total len...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...
Ceramic, Pottery
Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A deeply textured, primitive hand-carved wooden trough. Shaped from a single piece of solid wood, this piece shows centuries-old artisanal methods and a timeless utilitarian aesthet...
Wood
$22,000
H 3.15 in W 3.08 in D 0.71 in
Ancient Egyptian Green-Blue Faience Fragment from the ‘Bowl of the Traitor’
Located in London, GB
Named the ‘Bowl of the Traitor’ by German Egyptologist Hermann Schlögl, this finely inscribed fragment from a ritual vessel is believed to have belonged to Udjahorresnet, one of the ...
Faience
Egyptian Mummy Mask, Late Period, ca. 700-30 B.C.
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Carved hardwood mummy mask having a pink-brown painted ground, painted black eyes and brows. Wearing a black headband. Eyes and brows are restored. Scattere...
Hardwood
Ancient Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Egyptian Mummy Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Elegant ancient cedar wood sweet Egyptian mummy mask, 8 3/4 Inches high. Soft weathered surface and great expression. Areas of chips erosion and little bits...
Organic Material, Wood
$521
H 3.55 in W 4.73 in D 6.3 in
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog transformed into a piggy bank
Located in Leuven , BE
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog that appears to have undergone a curious transformation into a piggy bank at some point in its history. Elega...
Terracotta
$48,299
H 2.96 in W 1.97 in D 0.4 in
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel set, dating to the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1295 B.C.), includes a wooden container for storing kohl, a black cosmetic used for eye adornment and protection,...
Linen
$2,350
H 8.75 in W 5 in D 4.25 in
Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel. A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
Earthenware, Pottery
AR Drachm Bagadat, kingdom of Persis, Persepolis
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head right, with mustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia Reverse: fire temple of Ahura-Mazda, above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda, to inner left, Baydād (Bagadat) st...
Silver
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their ...
Wood
Pre Columbian Bowl Nicoya region Costa Rica
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Bowl with incised design Nicoya region Costa Rica A Terracotta with polychrome burnished surface with small suspension modelled handles on neck with interesting incis...
Stone
Moche Copper Bronze Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A large coper mask of a dignitary with almond shaped, inset shell eyes with pupils and a wide brim type crown. Attached at the brow line, a row of danglers is suspended, aligning the...
Copper
Egyptian Ptolemaic Period Cartonnage Funerary Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
Egyptian Ptolemaic period funerary mask made in cartonnage and painted in colors and gold paint, professionally conserved with some minor over-painting. ...
Brooch / Pendant “Mask of Agamemnon”, 18k gold, 90's
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
Amazing and beautiful Gold reproduction of the famous Agamemnon mask, a Mycenaean work, in 18k gold. The face is represented on a sheet of matte gold, whose details perfectly follow those of the original mask. On the back the gold takes on a shiny finish, and the contrast is found on one of the sides. It can be worn as a brooch or as a pendant. A perfect, original and elegant complement. About Agamemnon's mask The mask of Agamemnon...
18k Gold
Sold
H 11.5 in W 8.5 in D 0.5 in
Treasures of Tutankhamun 1976 Book from King Tut Exhibit at Metro Museum of Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Treasures of Tutankhamun 1976 Book from King Tut Exhibit at Metro Museum of Art. This book is the companion catalog to the Tuankhamun exhibit ...
Paper
Egyptian Late Kingdom Sarcophagus Mask
Located in New Orleans, LA
This amazing wooden sarcophagus mask is a stunning relic from Ancient Egypt. Originally part of a sarcophagus that was meant to forever protect the mummy of the deceased, this enigmatic face hails from the 26th Dynasty of the Late Kingdom. It is carved from a single piece of cedar and bears the original light ocher and black paint, representing the kah, or the image or immortal spirit double of the deceased. Once the mummy was in the sarcophagus, a life-sized image of the deceased was placed over his face. Wooden pegs were used to keep the wooden pieces in place, and the mask was then gessoed and painted with life-like features of hair, eyes, lips and facial color. Such masks were in use well into the Greek Ptolemeic period around 300 B.C.
Masks were a very important aspect of ancient Egyptian burials. In the Egyptians' complicated view of life after death, they provided the dead with a face in the afterlife and enabled the person's spirit, or ba, to recognize the body. Specific features of a mask, including the eyes, eyebrows, forehead and other features, were directly identified with individual divinities. This allowed the deceased to arrive safely in the hereafter, and gain acceptance among the other divine immortals in the council of Osiris, the great god of the dead. Initially made for only the royalty, such masks were later frequently crafted for the nobility. They were also part of the elaborate precautions taken by the ancient Egyptians to preserve the body after death. The protection of the head was of primary concern during this process. Thus, a face covering...