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Funerary Mask of a Woman

New Kingdom
ca. 1427 B.C.–1390 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
The full, elaborate wig with its ornamental fillet, the necklace of ball beads and pendant nefer signs, and the woman's facial features are similar to the sculpture and painting style of middle of Dynasty 18. The owner was probably the wife of an overseer of builders named Amenhotep, whose mask (30.8.69) is displayed in the same gallery.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Funerary Mask of a Woman
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Reigns of Amenhotep II–Thutmose IV
  • Date: ca. 1427 B.C.–1390 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably from Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb of Amenhotep, TT A 7
  • Medium: Cartonnage, gesso, paint, gold, copper alloy, faience
  • Dimensions: H. 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); W. 40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.); D. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.8.68
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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