Cartonnage mummy mask of a woman (?) with a gilded face surrounded by a red outline. Blue tripartite wig with red circlet with applique gilt hemispheres and gilt wedjat eye in centre. Necklace of applique gilt hemispheres with pendant heart (?); below this, and between the lappets of the wig, a painted floral wesekh collar. The surface of the lappets of the wig and wesekh collar shows criss-cross impressions, presumably from the wrappings of the mummy.
Object details
- Reference: BOLMG:1934.23.90
- Material: cartonnage gilding pigment
- Culture: Macedonian Dynasty - Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Period: Ptolemaic Period
- Dated: 332 - 30 BC
- Object name: mummy mask
- Dimensions: Height: 440mm , Width: 296mm , Depth: 150mm