Mask


Hilton Price Number
HP27
Current Location
National Museum of Scotland
Museum Accession Number
A.1911.275
Object Type
Tomb equipment, Mummy trappings, Mask
Material
Cartonnage
Provenance
Egypt, Hawara
Measurements
Height: 18 inches.
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Apis | Isis | Maat | Re

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Description

Mask, in cartonnage, from a mummy case. The face is gilded, and is that of a female; she wears a large head-covering. Across the forehead are striped bands of red, yellow, green, and blue to represent a kerchief, in the centre of which is a gilt boss. The side pieces, the breast and the shoulders, are ornamented with coloured representations of deities, such as Rā, Isis, Nebta, Maāt, Apis, the Sphinx, and the Ut'at. On the bottom line are four figures of Maāt on each side facing eachother. H. 18 in. Obtained by Mr. Flinders Petrie at Hawara.

Bibliography

Price, Frederick George Hilton (1897) A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F. G. Hilton Price. London: Quaritch. Anonymous (1911). Catalogue of the important and extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, the property of the late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. [...] : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [...] on Wednesday, 12th July, 1911, and two following days, and on Monday, the 17th of July, and four following days. London: Davy.

Link To Museum Catalogue
https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/mummy-mask/300044
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