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

See more items in

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