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Painted Plaster Coffin Mask, Roman Egypt, Early 2nd AD

Painted Plaster Coffin Mask, Roman Egypt, Early 2nd AD

The artistic style shows how classical, especially Greek, and Egyptian cultures influenced each other. Though idealized, the face looks more realistic than other typically Egyptian masks. The inlaid eye is made from obsidian (volcanic glass). B24.032.

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