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title: Gilded Face Mask
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4773/gilded-face-mask/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gilded Face Mask

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

## Image File

[![Gilded Face Mask](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4773.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4773.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is virtually complete and intact gilded cartonnage head from an [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) mummy case; The face was depicted formally and was painted at top and sides with Egyptian deity figures. From Hawara, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Ptolemaic, 332-330 BCE. 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). Gilded Face Mask. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4773/gilded-face-mask/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gilded Face Mask." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4773/gilded-face-mask/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gilded Face Mask." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4773/gilded-face-mask/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 24 March 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.