Caption

Beard from a sarcophagus mask, sarcophagus fragments, unknown provenance; beards facial hair, masks. Short beard tapering to a gently rounded bottom. Flat upper surface, with preserved mounting pin. Black paint preserved in places. ca. 1550–332 BC; New Kingdom–Late Period, Egypt. Possibly from a sarcophagus mask or figurine. Height 6.5 cm, width 4 cm., The image shows a single irregularly shaped object with a rough, weathered surface suspended against a plain light gray background; the object has an overall brown tone with darker brown and blackened patches, areas of lighter beige and tan, and hints of gray; its texture appears fibrous and pitted with a few small holes and indentations, and a narrow protrusion extends from the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_120

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.4in x 13.4in / 4032 x 4032 (300dpi)

Keywords

Beard sarcophagus mask sarcophagus fragments unknown provenance beards facial hair masks Short beard tapering gently rounded bottom Flat upper surface preserved mounting pin Black paint preserved places ca 1550–332 Bc New Kingdom–Late Period Egypt figurine Height 6.5 cm width 4 cm image single irregularly shaped object rough weathered surface suspended plain light gray background object brown tone darker brown blackened patches areas lighter beige tan hints gray texture fibrous pitted small holes indentations narrow protrusion extends top.