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Back-to-back
bronze faces of the Queen of the Night and her counterpart, the Egyptian
high priest, Sarastro. Their double-sided bronze headdress depicts night
(mother-of-pearl moon phases, paint, gold leaf and cloisonné enamel)
and day (bronze and gold leaf with enamel). The masks are mounted on a
bronze pyramid resting on a black marble base.
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