mask

Mask

Mummy mask whose face was painted a bright yellow. A headband with a solar disc was painted on the forehead. On the top of the head, a winged scarab (?) was depicted. There is no decoration on the strands of hair of the wig falling in front of the shoulder. The back is only decorated with the headband and the knot therein, shaped like a sa sign (''protection'').

Linen, painted in stuco

GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD

Inventory number L 2413

INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III

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