Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC.A wooden sarcophagus mask showing the frontal view of the idealised portrait of the deceased, the face is modelled with a red gesso painted skin tone, the eyes almond in shape, heavy arched eyelids, painted in black pigment, the mouth with a gentle smile, which for the Egyptians held a symbolic belief that it would assist in a peaceful and solemn afterlife. The mask houses a rounded headdress which sits low on the forehead. The reverse flat, with three holes for dowells connecting the mask to the coffin. For a similar see Manley, B and Dodson, A., (2010) Life Everlasting. National Museums Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins (Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Ltd.)Size: L:215mm / W:215mm ; With stand: 1kgProvenance: From a London private family collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1960s - 1970s; then passed by descent.