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Funerary mask
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
late 1st century B.C. to early 1st century A.D.
Findspot: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Gilded cartonnage
Dimensions
Height x width: 46.5 x 32 cm (18 5/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1859
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionThe wig of this cartonnage mask is painted in blue and gold stripes, bordered in red. The gilded collar has molded decoration. The sides and bottom of the mask are painted to represent a beadwork net of blue and green barrel beads joined by molded gold beads.
ProvenanceFrom El-Hiba. 1903: excavated by W.F. Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.