A Wonderful Egyptian Cedar Wood & Gesso Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, 664-332 BC sub-Antiques Severn saw phrenologists as architects

Severn saw phrenologists as architects of the mind due to them studying “the mental and physical structures of individuals”

younger man

25 inches square

the leather handle is probably later and two of the side skin panels are slightly loose at the corners but it is still in very useable order

and increasingly difficult to find

A Wonderful Egyptian Cedar Wood & Gesso Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, 664-332 BC sub-Antiques Severn saw phrenologists as architectsOrigin: Egyptian Period: Late Period Provenance: Ex Steinberg collection; acquired London art market, 1960s 1970s. Date: c. 664 332 BC Height: 9 inches Weight: 384 grams Naturally proportioned, the large and rare Egyptian cedar wood sarcophagus mask hailing from the Late Period, 664 332 BC having four attachment dowels (one lacking) with a well defined face and fragments of the original gesso covering in situ. In fair to good condition the mask is