Object Description
A very fine Ancient Egyptian beaded mummy mask composed of small faience beads of various colours. They have been restrung in their original arrangement and depict a highly stylised face, with a red triangular nose and bright, trapezoid eyes. The skin takes a green hue while the small mouth features red beads and the contours of the face are rendered in a vibrant turquoise. This mask would have been placed over the face of the deceased at their burial, in a similar manner to the better-known cartonnage mummy masks, mostly for decorative or protective purposes.
Date: Circa 664-332 BC
Period: Late Dynastic Period