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Mask of a young male
Egyptian
Early Roman Imperial Period
101–200
Medium/Technique
White clay; pigment; glass
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 26 x 19.5 x 19.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.1017
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionThis mummy mask of fine white clay (with frequent temper voids) depicts a male figure wearing a tightly curled wig comprised of applied as individually modelled strands that were painted black. The eyes are inlays of white and black glass. Traces of paint suggest a dark yellow to light brown color for much of the mask with remaining segments of brownish bands at the neck likely indicating a painted necklace/collar. Some fragments have been chipped away from the lower edges.
ProvenancePossibly from Tuna el Gebel. By 1903, with Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928); 1903, sold by Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)