Caption

Sarcophagus mask with a small neck fragment, painted cream. Eyes highlighted with black paint. 332–30 BC; Ptolemaic Period, Egypt. Sarcophagus mask., A weathered mask-like face made of rough wood and worn pale plaster fills the frame against a gray background, showing a group of textured brown wooden areas where the material has exposed grain, surrounded by creamy off-white and beige plaster patches; dark black paint forms the outlines of large almond-shaped eyes and thicker dark brown to black markings accentuate parts of the brows and mouth, while various brown stains and scuffs create mottled darker areas on the cheeks and chin, and the lower edge tapers into a jagged darker brown wooden projection.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_392

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sarcophagus mask small neck fragment painted cream Eyes highlighted black paint 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period Egypt weathered mask- face rough wood worn pale plaster fills frame gray background showing group textured brown wooden areas material exposed grain surrounded creamy off-white beige plaster patches dark black paint forms outlines large almond-shaped eyes thicker dark brown black markings accentuate parts brows mouth various brown stains scuffs create mottled darker areas cheeks chin lower edge tapers jagged darker brown wooden projection.