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title: Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4772/plaster-head-from-a-coffin-cover/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4772.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4772.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a painted plaster head from an [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) coffin-cover. The eyes were inlaid with glass. Behind the back of the head, there is a painted motif of a winged scarab and sun-disk. This portrait mask is for funerary use. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). 1st century CE. Unpublished. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 24). Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4772/plaster-head-from-a-coffin-cover/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4772/plaster-head-from-a-coffin-cover/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plaster Head from a Coffin-Cover." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4772/plaster-head-from-a-coffin-cover/>.

## License & Copyright

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