Mummy Mask
| Object Number: | 53-20-1A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Egypt (Mummies Gallery) Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Ptolemaic Roman |
| Provenience: | Egypt |
| Period: | Ptolemaic Period Roman Period |
| Date Made: | post 300 BCE |
| Early Date: | -300 |
| Late Date: | -250 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Cartonnage |
| Technique: | Gilded Painted |
| Iconography: | Woman |
| Height: | 52.1 cm |
| Width: | 25.4 cm |
| Depth: | 30.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Helene Rubenstein, 1953 |
Description
Mummy mask of gilded and painted cartonnage. Vertical stripes of dark blue paint and gilt define the mask's wig. The face is gilded and the eyes are elaborated with paint. The deceased is shown wearing a gilt collar decorated with raised decorations.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mummy Room ( Jun 1972 - 1979) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1991) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1991 - 1996) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| What In the World TV Program (01 Jan 1953 - 31 Dec 1953) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 96 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 270-71/91 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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