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Burial Mask

1988.06.0001

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Artifact Identification Burial Mask   (1988.06.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Roman Empire
Date 2nd – 3rd century CE
Culture Egyptian, Graeco-Roman
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 52.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 28.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 26.4 cm
Weight 5098 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Painting, Firing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Edgar, M.C.C. Graeco-Egyptian Coffins, Masks and Portraits (Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes
du musée de Caire, nos. 33101-33285). Osnabrück: Otto Zeller Verlag, 1977 (repr. of 1905 ed.) Photocopies of relevant pp. in research files.

"An engaging Egyptian lady," Heritage March 1989, pp. 3-4.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela Berk
Reproduction no

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