Mummy Mask

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Object Details

Collector

Joseph Hirshhorn

Donor Name

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

Notes

WOODEN MASK WHITE PAINT. PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG.

Fragment of wooden coffin, carved mask. Could be Ptolemaic period, or anywhere from 3rd century BC to 2nd century AD.

Record Last Modified

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count

Culture

Ptolemaic (?)

Accession Date

28 Aug 1992

Accession Number

370312

USNM Number

A553186-0

Object Type

Mask

Length - Object

28 cm

Width - Object

22 cm

Place

Not Given, Egypt (not certain), Africa (not certain)

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/365d64ee2-da2c-4f33-93da-f35fb77659f8

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8504002