
Mummy Cartonage (Mask) (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Preserving a likeness of the deceased was important in the Egyptian funerary cult. Masks like this one protected the head and were acceptable substitutes if the mummy was damaged.
Ptolemaic Period (332-30 B.C.)
Gift of Mr. Paul E. Manheim
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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