Bead face. This bead face would have formed part of the bead covering for the mummy within its sarcophagus.

Beadwork funerary mask, 800 BC or later. The open mouths and geometric features suggest modern restringing. Originally part of the Rustafjaell collection purchased by Wellcome in 1906. See Kate Bosse Griffiths, 1978, 'Some Egyptian Beadwork Faces In The Wellcome Collection At University College, Swansea' In The Journal Of Egyptian Archaeology' Vol. 64, 99-106.

Collection

Egypt Centre, University of Swansea

Inventory Number

3543618

Title

Bead face. This bead face would have formed part of the bead covering for the mummy within its sarcophagus.

Object Type

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