Cartonnage / head

Description

Cartonnage head in plaster, hollow with the exterior painted in flesh tones, black and green showing the deceased as a young boy, an a Greek inscription "the Osiris, Horion,, ..... Phamenoth 8 Year 4": Ancient Egyptian, Roman Period, 30 BC - 395 AD

Museum reference

A.1955.101

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cartonnage / head

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

30 BC - 395

Style / Culture

Roman Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Plaster

Physical description

Plaster; exterior painted in flesh tones, black and green

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Osiris
Horion
Phamenoth