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This is a painted plaster head from an Egyptian coffin-cover. The eyes were inlaid with glass. Behind the back of the head, there is a painted motif of a winged scarab and sun-disk. This portrait mask is for funerary use. From Egypt. 1st century CE. Unpublished. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 24). Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4772/plaster-head-from-a-coffin-cover/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4772/plaster-head-from-a-coffin-cover/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Mar 2016. Web. 08 Sep 2024.