A carved mask, probably of ivory, on a display stand. Mask has open carved rounded "eyes" and "mouth". Two deeply incised lines travel from the upper center of mask, down to a curved line over the mouth opening, creating three panels on the surface which has lightly incised decorations of circles and lines. Mask apprx 4-3/4" x 2-1/4", not including stand and base. Provenance: Royal Athena Galleries, New York.
10,000/15,000
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