Lot 865
"Classic Egyptian Eyes" - In Bronze and Stone. Egypt, Late Period to early Ptolemaic, c. 900-400 BC. Likely from a high-quality anthropoid coffin, or perhaps a life-size wood figure. The bronze outlines of the eyes with extended cosmetic lines -- these neatly incised with minute herringbone pattern. The whites of the eyes in calcite, and inletted to receive separate pupils of glass or stone. All nicely preserved. The bronze with brown and green patina. Width: 3-1/8". Properly mounted, this high-quality set would make and intriguing display of what is perhaps the most recognizable trait of the ancient Egyptian face, the outlined eyes -- with the whites in shadow, the "pupils" of even whiter color adding mystery to the display.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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