Funerary Mask of Hatnefer Mummy of Hatnefer, mother of Senenmut, one of Hatshepsut’s offic
Funerary Mask of HatneferMummy of Hatnefer, mother of Senenmut, one of Hatshepsut’s officials, buried with her husband Ramose. Hatnefer’s mummy mask was moulded from cartonnage, a material similar to papier-mache, but made with layers of linen and gesso, then overlaid with gold foil. The eyes are inlaid with Egyptian alabaster and obsidian set in ebony sockets. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, early reign of Thutmose II, ca. 1492-1473 BC. Cartonnage, gold, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), obsidian, ebony.From the Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (TT71), MMA excavations, 1935-36, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, West Thebes. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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