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Funerary Equipment in the Greco-Roman Egypt

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Stucco Masks from the Ptolemaic Period
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A collection of stucco masks, some with the eyes empty while others have them painted. The masks show the head and the neck only. They were usually put on the recumbent mummy.

They were made by casting the stucco in molds. Coal was used to color the hair black, while gold was used to paint jewelry such as earrings, necklaces and head bindings.

There are numerous examples in which the mask is completely painted with gold. It is obvious that these masks have been refurbished.

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Culture:

Greco-Roman

Technique:

General Techniques
  Plastered
  Cartonnage

Style:

Ptolemaic Period

Materials:

Stucco
Type Type

Type:

Mask
Map Map

Location: 

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Museum

Created: 

Governorate of Alexandria
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Created: 

1st Century BC
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