Painted Plaster
100-200 CE
Egypt
The British Museum
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Egypt, Roman-ruled Egypt
Theme
Ancient Societies
Subtheme
Death in Ancient Egypt – Living Beyond Death
Case Title
Ancient Egypt: Living beyond death
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Egypt
Measurements
21.5 x 14 x 19 cm
Accession Number
EA24903
Description
A young man from Roman Egypt, his beard neatly trimmed, gazes at us across two millennia. He seems to raise his head, as if awakening in the afterlife. This was part of a larger funerary mask, placed over the face and torso. The vivid colours also convey a good impression of what painted stone sculptures would have looked like.
