Gilded mummy mask HARGM10685

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Summary[edit] Gilded mummy mask. Author: Staff or representatives of Harrogate Museums and Arts service. Title: Gilded mummy mask. Description: Front painted blue, brown and various colours depicting geometric designs, human figures and animals. Gilded. Remains of plant material were found around the head area and analysis indicated that the matter likely came from the medium sized evergreen tree Mimusops laurifolia which has leathery leaves much like a laurel tree.The ancient Egyptians,according to Greek classical writer Theophrastus Persea (Mimusops laurifolia) grew abundantly in the Theban region of ancient EgyptAncient Egyptian Materials and Technology-Persea. Trees of the Mimusops genus are still found in Ethiopia,Yemen and Arabia today.Bandages can still be seen in the chest area of the mask.It was found with only one eye and its eyebrows are made of blue glass. Underwent conservation in 2002. Mask thought to have been found somewhere within the large burial grounds of Thebes or Akhim, both used extensively in this period. Date: 100 BC - 50 AD. Medium: Mixed materials - linen, mud plaster, paint, enamel, glass. Dimensions: Height: 65 cm (25.5 in); Width: 38.5 cm (15.1 in)dimensions QS:P2048,65U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,38.5U174728. Collection: Royal Pump Room . . Location: Harrogate. Coordinates: 53° 59′ 37″ N, 1° 32′ 48″ E . Established: 1957. Web page: www.harrogate.gov.uk/musm/pages/royalpumproommuseum.aspx . Authority control: : Q7374742 VIAF: 172536481 LCCN: no2015083400 Historic England: 1149478 WorldCat. institution QS:P195,Q7374742. Current location: Egyptology. Accession number: HARGM : 10685. Credit line: Courtesy of Harrogate Museums and Arts. Source/Photographer: : This file was donated by Harrogate Museums and Arts service as part of the Yorkshire Network GLAMwiki. The service operates Royal Pump Room, the Mercer Art Gallery and Knaresbrough Castle. You can find out more about their GLAMwiki work on their directory page: Harrogate Museums This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing..