Mummy Mask

November 17, 2011

Mummy mask from ca. 200-30 B.C. Such masks ensured the dead could be whole again. Even if the actual head were lost or damaged, a mask guaranteed the reunion could still take place.

CAT number A553190; Archival Image Number 2005-25318

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