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Mummy mask of a woman

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The woman is wearing a smooth black-painted wig with a ribbon which resembles a diadem. Her necklace has falcon heads on either end. The facial traits are rendered schematically, as are the artificial looking, almost circular breasts with their striking nipples painted in a dark colour.

Present location

PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM

Inventory number

6227

Dating

11TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

ASIUT ?

Category

EXTENDED MASK

Material

LINEN; PLASTER

Technique

UNSPECIFIED; STUCCO; PAINTED ON STUCCO

Height

66.5 cm

Width

32 cm

Depth

31 cm

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