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Gilded Mummy Mask
Masks protected the mummified head and presented the transfigured state of the deceased. If the mummified head was lost or damaged, masks ensured the deceased could be whole.
This cartonnage head has a gilded face, and a polychrome wig, bust and…
This cartonnage head has a gilded face, and a polychrome wig, bust and…
Gilded Cartonnage Mummy Mask and Trappings
Masks protected the mummified head and presented the transfigured state of the deceased. If the mummified head was lost or damaged, masks ensured the deceased could be whole. This brightly painted cartonnage mummy mask has a gilded face, a tripartite…
Fried Eggs and Arson
Suite 19/20 Fried Eggs and Arson T. Huck 2000
Figure of a Baboon Playing a Lute
Animals playing musical instruments appear in Egyptian art from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. The baboon crouches on his hind quarters and plays a lute, an instrument that was introduced in the New Kingdom. Composed of spotted faience, this…
