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Authentic Cartonnage Fragment.  Hierogyphics. Coffin linen & papyrus.  Circa 300 B.C. Sais, Ancient Egypt 

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    Cartonnage is an Egyptology and Papyrology term used to describe plastered layers of fiber or papyrus . . . flexible enough (when wet) to mold around irregular surfaces such as a body, cases, coffins, masks during the funerary process.  Such a finished flat surface allowed for painting… Continue reading

Authentic Cartonnage Fragment Winged Isis. Coffin linen.  Circa 300 B.C. Papyrus.  Ancient Egypt 

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  Cartonnage is an Egyptology and Papyrology term used to describe plastered layers of fiber or papyrus . . . flexible enough (when wet) to mold around irregular surfaces such as a body, cases, coffins, masks during the funerary process.  Such a finished flat surface allowed for painting of… Continue reading

Sarcophagus Wooden Mummy Mask.  Ptolemaic Kingdom Era.  Wood.  Ptolemaic Kingdom.  Egypt

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    An amazing amount of paint / detail left on this Egyptian sarcophagus mask.  Carved in detailed relief, including the sensitive eyes and longer nose, typical of this period.  All the detail is there and depending on the viewing angle, you can see different expressions.  You… Continue reading
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