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The mask shown here is from the collection of the NMS. This mask
is not presently on general view in then museum, but was recently
put on show as part of the 'Mummies in the Museum' exhibition.
This mask dates from the Ptolemaic period, and is particularly
notable for it's excellent state of preservation. |
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In later periods The mask often consisted of an inlaid portrait
incorporated into the mummy wrappings. One of the NMS
Mummy Project's plans is to use 3d X-ray techniques to carry
out a facial reconstruction of a 'portrait
mummy' to find out if this painting is a real representation
of the dead man, or a standard image. |
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Another technique which was popular during the Roman period
was to model the features of the dead person in plaster. This
gilded face is again fitted directly onto the mummy wrappings |
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