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Mask of Iineferty

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Description

Mask, Iineferty. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Wood, paste, paint. H. 50 cm (19 11/16 in). From: Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86. Credit: Funds from various donors, 1886.

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 Egyptian funerary mask depicting a stylized male face with a wig/headdress, shown frontally on a plain background.

The image shows a small, oval-to-rectangular mask with a human face and a richly decorated headdress. The figure has arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes with dark kohl outlining, a straight nose, and a calm mouth. The headdress/wig is a composite of dark and gold-toned bands with patterned stripes and arched motifs near the top. Horizontal and banded neck and collar elements include layered stripes and decorative bands across the shoulders/chest area. The overall surface is covered with paint and appears to have molded, plaster-like details. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible on the face or around the edges in this view.

funerary New Kingdom, Ramesside period (consistent with catalogue) good
Materials wood (implied by mask construction; not directly verifiable)paste/plaster (molded surface inferred)paint (visible painted decoration)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Medina

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116418926 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 86.1.6a tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551130 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.