Mummy mask

Description

Mummy-mask in painted linen and plaster cartonnage, showing the deceased wearing a striped lappet wig and collar, from an unidentified mummified man: Ancient Egyptian, from Atfīh, Late Ptolemaic Period, c.100-30 BC

Museum reference

A.1911.201.2

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Mummy mask

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Ptolemaic Period

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Collection place(s)

Atfieh, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland