Mummy Mask
Artist
Unknown Egyptian
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
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
Exposé
Explore Further
Department
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.
Published References Grimm, Gunter. Die romischen Mumienmasken aus Agypten. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1974. See Table 2, Inv. 31-50. "Moviequick" in conjunction with the Exh. "Splendor of Ancient Egypt" at MFAH from Sept. 29 1996 - March 30 1997/This object although reproduced for this purpose was not in the actual exhibition
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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332–30 BC
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