Mummy mask
Type:
Funerary monument and ornaments
Year:
Ptolemaic period (late 1rst century B. C.)
Material and technique:
Pressed, plastered and painted cloth
Inventory:
Inv. MB 22
Typical Egyptian production. It fit over the mummy’s head, reproducing the dead woman’s facial features. It is made of layers of linen, pressed and hardened with glue, then covered with plaster, gilded and painted. The abundant use of gold is a sign of the dead woman’s high rank.
