Plaster copy of death mask from unknown Egyptian mummy

Made:: 1920-1931 in Cairo

maker:: Egyptian Museum

Plaster copy of death mask from unknown Egyptian mummy

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Plaster copy of death mask from unknown Egyptian mummy, copy made by Egyptian Museum at Cairo, Egyptian, 1920-1931

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A105386

Materials:: plaster and seal, lead

Measurements:: overall: 230 mm x 212 mm x 138 mm, 1.8 kg

type:: death mask

credit:: Egyptian Museum

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