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Funerary mask of a man
Egypt 2nd century CE Painted plaster H: 19.5 cm Bequest of Norbert Schimmel, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum Accession number: 91.71.251 |
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Such masks, which display conventional features, were originally attached to the coffin above the face of the deceased. Exhibition: Many Faces: Masks from Many Times and Many Places, Beningson Gallery, Ruth Youth Wing, 08/04/2009 - 01/12/2009 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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