Plaster mask of a young man

Plaster mask of a young man

Plaster head piece from the mummy covering of a young man. The steeply raised-up head, which is complete, has short cropped hair and plastically modelled pupils, the gaze aimed slightly to the right. The right hand is placed on the chest, with a wreath of flowers depicted underneath. The neck is extended in an unnatural manner owing to the steep angle of the raised head. A garment is pulled up high around the neck.

Present location PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM

Inventory number 0386

Dating SEVERUS ALEXANDER

Archaeological Site TUNA EL-GABAL ?

Category EXTENDED MASK

Material PLASTER; UNSPECIFIED

Technique PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL; SCULPTURED; PAINTED

Height 35.2 cm

Width 23 cm

Depth 45 cm

Bibliography•Roeder, G., Die Denkmäler des Pelizaeus-Museums zu Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1921, S. 105.

•Kayser, H., Die ägyptischen Altertümer im Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1973, S. 118, Abb. 96.

•Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim : Die ägyptische Sammlung, Hildesheim - Mainz 1993, Abb. 112.

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