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Funerary mask
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period, reign of Trajan
A.D. 98–117
Medium/Technique
Gilded and painted plaster; eyes inlaid of stone with copper lids
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.1016a-b
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionThis plaster face of a man was was gilded with black painted hair and inlaid eyes. The left ear was broken off but has been reattached. Some paint has flaked off the surface.
ProvenanceBy 1903, with Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928); 1903, sold by Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)