Funerary Mask
Description
Mask, woman. Roman Period, A.D. 1st–4th century. Plaster, paint. h. 23 cm (9 1/16 in); w. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in). From: Egypt. Subject: Masks. Credit: Funds from various donors, 1900.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A painted funerary mask-like head fragment with dark hair and arched eyebrows, shown frontally against a plain background.
The object appears to be the upper face and head of an Egyptian funerary mask. The hair is rendered in dark brown/black and arranged in broad, curved rows that extend around the sides and top of the head. The face is light-toned with visible areas of chipped paint and plaster losses. The eyes are large and almond-shaped with dark outlines and light irises; thick, arched eyebrows are indicated above. A small dark mark suggests the nose area and the mouth is indicated with a muted dark line and slight modelling. The chin and lower facial area show flaking paint and irregular edges, suggesting breakage or truncation. No clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible in the provided view. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The overall style is consistent with a painted plaster funerary mask type.
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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