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Golden Egyptian funerary mask

4th - 1st Centuries BC

National Museum of Archaeology

National Museum of Archaeology
Lisboa, Portugal

An egyptian funerary mask, created using a technique with gold pigment dating at least from the middle kingdom. In ancient Egypt, gold was considered and incorruptible medium and therefore used as the "flesh of gods" in the funerary masks of kings and those of high-status.

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  • Title: Golden Egyptian funerary mask
  • Date Created: 4th - 1st Centuries BC
  • Location: National Museum of Archaeology
  • Provenance: Egipt
  • Rights: Thales Leite ADF/DGPC
  • Medium: Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers
  • Art Movement: Egyptian
National Museum of Archaeology

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