Gold Roman Mummy Mask

This is a mummy mask 𓅱𓇋𓀾 of a woman 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐 from the Roman Period of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. The Roman Period of Egypt is characterized as being after the death 𓅓𓏏𓏱 of Cleopatra VII 𓈎𓃭𓇋𓍯𓊪𓄿𓂧𓂋𓏏𓄿𓆇, the last pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, in 31 B.C.E. Even though Cleopatra VII 𓈎𓃭𓇋𓍯𓊪𓄿𓂧𓂋𓏏𓄿𓆇 was Greek, she is considered to be the last pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. Augustus, though he called himself “Pharaoh 𓉐𓉻𓀀“ was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire. 

My Nonno loved the Roman Period of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 because he loved Roman history too, so Roman Egypt was the combination of his favorite things! The merging of the civilizations also meant the merging of both Egyptian and Roman art styles, as is demonstrated by this mask. The mask is made of cartonnage and mostly overlaid with gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 leaf. The eyes 𓁹𓏏𓏦 are inlaid with glass 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼, while the garland 𓌴𓄿𓎛𓆰 of flowers 𓆼𓅱𓆰𓏦 is painted. 

My favorite detail on this mummy mask 𓅱𓇋𓀾 are the snake 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆙 bracelets 𓂝𓏠𓆑𓂋𓏏𓇛𓏦 that are carved in raised relief on the arms 𓂝𓏦. I love snake 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆙 themed jewelry and wear snake 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆙 rings 𓂝𓈖𓏏𓋪𓏥 and bracelets 𓂝𓏠𓆑𓂋𓏏𓇛𓏦 myself! I think it is such a beautiful 𓄤 detail on  the mask 𓅱𓇋𓀾! The woman 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐 who owned this mask was most likely extremely wealthy because most mummy masks 𓅱𓇋𓀾𓏪 were not completely overlaid with gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 leaf such as this one. 

The eyebrows on the mask are blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 because it is supposed to be the same color as lapis lazuli 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓂧𓏧! Many of the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 and goddesses 𓊹𓊹𓊹𓏏 were thought to have blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 lapis lazuli 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓂧𓏧 hair! The blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 eyebrows could represent this woman joining the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. 

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