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Mummy Mask of Khonsu

Mummy Mask of Khonsu

Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Maspero Excavations 1885–1886
Medium: Cartonnage, wood, paint, varnish
Dimensions: h. 48 cm (18.7/8 in)
Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
Accession Number: 86.1.4
On view in Gallery 126
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Khonsu's mask was placed over the head and shoulders of his mummy. It is made of a wooden frame and cartonnage, a material made of plaster and linen. The shape is similar to the upper portions of Khonsu's inner coffin (86.1.2a, b).Other objects in the collection that were discovered in the same tomb are numbered 86.1.1–86.1.29
  • Provenance

    Excavated by Gaston Maspero for the Egyptian Antiquities Service, 1885-1886. Sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by the Egyptian government, 1886.

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