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Man's Mummy Mask Man's Mummy Mask
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Egyptians believed immortality was possible only if the deceased’s ba, or spirit, recognized the mummy in the tomb. Even if the actual head were lost or damaged, a mask guaranteed the reunion could still take place.
This mask presents an idealized Egyptian whose features the gods would know.
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Details
- Title: Man's Mummy Mask Man's Mummy Mask
- Location: Not Given, Egypt (not certain), Africa (not certain)
- Physical Dimensions: 29 cm x 22 cm
- Type: Mask
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): A553190-0, A553190-0
- Photo Credit: Eric Long, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Historic Period: 200 - 30 B.C., Ptolemaic Period
- Field: Archaeology
- Accession Date: 1992-08-28
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