Gilded and painted cartonnage. The gold colouring was the colour of the gods. Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-AD 395)

Cartonnage mask with gilt face and rosette ribbon. Gold items were often associated with the dead as gold was the colour of the flesh of the gods. Gold is also an eternal metal as it does not tarnish. In addition the blessed dead were thought of as 'shining' (the akhu).

Collection

Egypt Centre, University of Swansea

Inventory Number

3543656

Title

Gilded and painted cartonnage. The gold colouring was the colour of the gods. Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-AD 395)

Object Type

Image

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