mummy mask

An item at Louvre

Funerary breastplate mask of a young boy or woman in painted stucco. Oval face, round chin, eyebrows marked by a black line; the eyes are large, almond-shaped, and outlined with black kohl. Long nose, small mouth with full lips. Skullcap hairstyle; the ears, uncovered, are large and protruding. The skin tone is indicated by red ochre paint. At the back and sides of the face appear the sides of the tripartite wig on a yellow background; decorated, on the sides covering the chest, are seated Anubis on a red background. On the breastplate, in the middle section, stylized decorative motifs.

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).

Louvre