Funerary Mask

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Period
ca. 1539-1190 BCE -
Geography
Egypt -
Material
Wood (sycamore fig) and glass -
Dimension
H x W x D: 20.3 x 16.1 x 8.4 cm (8 x 6 5/16 x 3 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1909.143 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.143
Object Details
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Label
This carved face, whose eyes and cosmetic lines are inlaid with glass, was originally attached to a wooden coffin. A square hole cut under the chin was used to attach a ceremonial beard, no longer preserved.During the New Kingdom (ca. 1539-1075 B.C.E.), members of the nobility were buried in mummy-shaped coffins made of wood with attached carved faces. This face most closely resembles examples dated to Dynasties 18 and 19 (ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E.), and was probably also made during that period. -
Provenance
To 1909Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]From 1909 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1909 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 162, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (Teaser) (October 21, 2022 - January 2, 2023)The Nile and Ancient Egypt (December 7, 2013 to January 3, 2016)Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)Art of Dynastic Egypt (December 15, 1976 to September 22, 1977) -
Previous custodian or owner
Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Egypt -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Mask -
On View
Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt -
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