Caption

Fragment of a stucco mask. Lower part of the face of a bearded man; preserved are the chin, mouth, cheeks, and part of the nose. Sarcophagus mask, 2nd century, Roman period, Egypt. Height 11.7 cm; width 8.7 cm., A roughly oval stone with a rough, pitted surface sits against a flat gray background; the stone shows a base color of light gray and off-white with patches and streaks of reddish-brown and small areas of darker gray to black speckling, and its surface texture includes cracks, ridges, and uneven indentations with a few areas that appear smoother and a few that look more granular.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_308

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 12.2in x 12.2in / 3647 x 3647 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment stucco mask Lower part face bearded man preserved chin mouth cheeks part nose Sarcophagus mask 2nd century Roman period Egypt Height 11.7 cm width 8.7 cm roughly oval stone rough pitted surface sits flat gray background stone base color light gray off-white patches streaks reddish-brown small areas darker gray black speckling surface texture includes cracks ridges uneven indentations areas smoother look granular.