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Mummy Mask
30 BCE - 350 CERoman Period (30 BCE-350 CE)
14 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (36.8 x 26.7 x 11.4 cm)
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Cartonnage, pigment
Credit Line:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Accession Number:
15.2003L
Location: Currently on view
Ancient Egyptians believed that ornamented masks and body coverings as well as sacred texts could magically protect the mummy in the afterlife. This mask is made of cartonnage, a material of plaster and linen similar to papier-mâché. In ancient Egypt, these cartonnage forms, frequently ornamented and painted with depictions of gods and goddesses, were placed on the body after it was mummified. These images, along with hymns and texts from the Book of the Dead, protected the mummy in the afterlife in the same way as the decoration on anthropoid coffins.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset 10/8/2003 - 10/25/2011
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Memorial Art Gallery. ARTiculate. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
- University of Rochester: The 2003-2004 Year. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester, 2004.
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Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset, Gallery Guide
Explore the world of Pa-debehu-Aset, and the sacred stories that relate the Egyptian journey to the afterlife. Learn how a mummy is made, and explore reading and writing in ancient Egypt.