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Funerary mask of a woman
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
A.D. 101–200
Medium/Technique
Painted plaster with gold leaf
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 22.5 x 14.5 x 5.5 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Florence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund
Accession Number1995.685
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionThis mummy mask of plaster depicts the head of a woman with white face, black painted hair, eyes, lashes, and eyebrows, and pink lips. It has been given a patchy covering of rectangular gold leaf pieces (approximately 7) applied to white face. A pink ruffled wreath (justification shown on the deceased as a symbol of an afterlife reward) has been added to the top.
ProvenanceJune 2, 1995, anonymous ("various properties") sale, Christie's, New York, lot 169, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 20, 1995)