Mummy Mask of Taosiris

Place FoundAkhmim, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

Periodearly Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II

Date282-246 BCE

MediumCartonnage, paint, gold

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions13 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 8 11/16 in. (34 x 20 x 22 cm)

Object number2018.010.181

Label TextThis mummy mask belongs to Taosiris who was a priestess of Osiris in Akhmim (ancient Egyptian name Ipu). She was the daughter of Nesmin and his wife Taamun. The face of the cartonnage mummy mask is gilded and framed by a tripartite blue wig, diadem, and broad collar. At the top of her head, the winged scarab beetle Khepri pushes a gilded sun disk.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023

ProvenanceSaid to have been excavated by Gaston Maspero (1846-1916) at Akhmim, Egypt. Said to be ex coll. Marius Cazeneuve (1839-1913), received as a gift, 1884. With Gabriel Peytraud, Toulouse, France, 1914. Said to be ex coll. Marquis de Gestas, Tarbes, France, from 1915. Purchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Francois Antonovich, 1975. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

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