Cartonnage Mask of a High Official
ca. 2000-1980 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 11th-early 12th dynasty)
24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm)
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The use of a cartonnage mask is one of the most characteristic features of ancient Egyptian burial customs. Such masks covered the head and the upper part of the chest of a mummified person. Generally, they consist of layers of linen and gypsum that could be molded to the shap...
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Sayed Khashaba Pacha, Egypt [from excavations in Asyut, 1913-1914, (?)]; P. Josef Nestor, Belgium, ca. 1920-1930; Nestor Sale, Christie's, New York, Dec 2001, lot 289; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by purchase.
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