Mummy Mask
- Specimen Count
- 1
- PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG.PURCHASED BY J HIRSHHORN FROM THE DELACORTE GALLERY, NEW YORK, IN 1959. WOODEN MASK BLUE PINK WHITE PAINT, EYES AND EYEBROWS BLACK INK, APPEARS THAT OF A WOMAN.
- Coffin mask, wood, painted. Roman period in style. Paint largely intact. Pink tinted face is typical of Roman period masks and coffins. Ca. 2nd century A.D..
- Record Last Modified
- 12 Jul 2017
- Topic
- Archaeology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Donor Name
- Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
- Collector
- Joseph Hirshhorn
- Length
- 25cm
- Width
- 18cm
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- Anthropology
- Place
- Not Given, Egypt (not certain), Africa (not certain)
- Accession Date
- 1992-Aug-28
- Object Type
- Mask
- Accession Number
- 370312
- USNM Number
- A553071-0
- Culture
- Roman Period