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Plaster mask

Egyptian
Old Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 4813 A

Medium/Technique Plaster
Dimensions Other: 16 x 26.5 cm (6 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-11-64
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentMasks

DescriptionPlaster mask from body mostly complete except for portion of neck, and 18 fragments. Surface is very fragile.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Pit G4813 A . 1925 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.