CultureEgyptian
Titles
- Mummy Mask
Date323–30 BC
MediumPainted and gilded cartonnage
Dimensions19 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 10 in. (49.5 × 29.8 × 25.4)
on mount: 25 × 13 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches (63.5 × 33.7 × 16.5 cm)
on mount: 25 × 13 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches (63.5 × 33.7 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.50
Non exposé
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AntiquitiesObject Type
[1] Bircher Collection #42.
Exhibition History"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mar. 23-Aug. 27, 1989 (LN:89.14)
"Looking at Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 15 - Dec. 29, 1991.
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332–30 BC
Painted and gilded wood, grain, earth, linen, and wax
2006.280
650–900 AD
Woven cotten, camelid wool, wood, paint, feathers, hair, and copper
2001.1003