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Mummy Mask

A work made of cotton, plain weave with bundles of extended warps; painted.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave with bundles of extended warps; painted.

Date:

100/1 B.C.

Artist:

Paracas
South coast, Peru

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Paracas

Title

Mummy Mask

Place

Peru (Object made in)

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Made 100 BCE–1 BCE

Medium

Cotton, plain weave with bundles of extended warps; painted

Dimensions

24.9 × 23.1 cm (9 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.) (without extended warps)

Credit Line

Simeon B. Williams Fund

Reference Number

1957.76

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