Figure / woman's head

Description

Mummy mask of a woman in painted plaster with glass eyes: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Egypt, Faiyum, Roman Period, 2nd century AD

Museum reference

A.1906.350

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure / woman's head

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

2nd century

Style / Culture

Roman Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Plaster, Glass

Physical description

Painted plaster; eyes of glass

Collection place(s)

Faiyum, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

References

Grimm (1974) Die römischen Mumienmasken aus Ägypten., pp.45 n. 6 p/90 n 292

A. Müller, Ägyptens schöne Gesichter. Die Mumienmasken der römischen Kaiserzeit und ihre Funktion im Totenritual, AF 39 (Wiesbaden 2021). Database-Catalog https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/6866845

B. Manley and A. Dodson, (2010) 'Life everlasting', p.137