Mummy-Mask
Mummy-Mask
Object name: Mummy-Mask
Date: 400-300 BC
Dimensions:
300 x 227 x 100 mm
Medium: Wood, gold leaf
Object number: C00462
DescriptionPiece of mummy-mask. It would have been from the inner coffin of the mummy and was probably a likeness of the deceased. The face is gilded, with painted eyes, eyeborows, hair and beard. The deceased wears a brightly coloured headdress on top of which sits a winged sundisk, a symbol of rebirth in the afterlife.
Culture: Ancient Egyptian