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Plaster coffin fragments
Mask, of a woman. These faces formed the top section of a type of coffin that was popular in Roman Egypt. The facial features and hairstyles of the examples here seem individual. However, such masks were mass-produced by pouring plaster in moulds.
Depth: 20 cm
Height: 29 cm
Width: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Roman
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150
Accession number: E.GA.3006.1943
Primary reference Number: 57436
Oldadmincategory: M
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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