Accession No
Z 17353 A
Description
Mask from anthropoid coffin, back damaged by white ant, traces of black paint on wig, red on face, hole for tenon of beard, small hook on back (modern)
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
?Third Intermediate Period ?Late Period
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 17353 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Mask from anthropoid coffin, back damaged by white ant, traces of black paint on wig, red on face, hole for tenon of beard, small hook on back (modern)
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
This mask previously had no Period information. Anita Kriener, PhD candidate at the Free University of Berlin, has tentatively dated it to the Third Intermediate Period or Late Period from the object photograph. These have been tentatively added to the Period field.
Event Date 4/4/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:36884
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