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Funerary Mask

A work made of cartonnage, gold leaf, and pigment.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cartonnage, gold leaf, and pigment.

Date:

Late Ptolemaic Period-early Roman Period, 1st century BCE

Artist:

Egyptian; probably from Hawara, Egypt

About this artwork

The sun disk on the forehead, flanked by cobras, is a reference to the association of the deceased with the sun god who is reborn each day.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Funerary Mask

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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100 BCE–1 BCE

Medium

Cartonnage, gold leaf, and pigment

Dimensions

44.5 × 30.5 × 29.8 cm (17 1/2 × 12 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

W. Moses Willner Fund

Reference Number

1910.220

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