Coffin mask

Description

Coffin mask of painted coarse terracotta with straw temper, removed from the coffin of an unidentified man : Ancient Egyptian, Lower Egypt, possibly Tell Basta, Ptolemaic Period or earlier, 4th to 2nd centuries BC

Museum reference

A.1911.372

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Coffin mask

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

4th - 2nd century BC

Style / Culture

Ptolemaic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Terracotta

Collection place(s)

Tell Basta, Lower Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

References

Manley, B and Dodson, A., (2010) Life Everlasting. National Museums Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins (Edinburgh: NMS Enterprises Ltd.), Cat. 34, p. 105