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Plaster mask fragment
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Debris east of G 6012
Medium/Technique
Plaster
Dimensions
Other: 10 x 15 x thickest 1.5 cm (3 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Other: thinest 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Other: thinest 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2763
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Masks
DescriptionMask for mummy, fragment of forehead area only, frontal bone region. The eyebrow and top of eye socket area is modeled on the exterior, the mask is broken at the middle of the eye area. The underside shows impressions of bandage and tying cord. Supra orbital ridge is not clearly defined. The plaster varies in thickness, with thinest area near top of head and thickest area at eye socket.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Debris east of G6012. 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.