Another mummy mask?! Why not!! This mask of a woman is dated to the Late Period (1st Century B.C.E). It is also a cartonnage mask, which was a very popular type of material to use because it was easy to work with and the mask could be made relatively quickly. The colors on this mask are so bright and well preserved – especially the broad collar π ±π΄ππΊπ. I love how the Egyptians πππππͺ used red π§πππ and the blue/green π ππ color together ππ a lot. I love that color combination!
I have also provided a close-up of the art on the wig that shows the goddesses Isis π¨ππ₯ (left) and Nephthys π ππ(right). Isis π¨ππ₯ and Nephthys π ππ were sisters (which means their brothers are Osiris πΉπ¨π and Seth πππ‘π£). While Osiris πΉπ¨π and Isis π¨ππ₯ were also married, so were Nephthys π ππ and Seth πππ‘π£. Isis π¨ππ₯ and Osiris πΉπ¨π are shown together quite frequently, Nephthys π ππ and Seth πππ‘π£ are rarely shown together in art because Nephthys π ππ was considered to be a positive figure instead of negative. She is usually depicted with either just Isis π¨ππ₯, or with Isis π¨ππ₯ and Osiris πΉπ¨π.
You can easily tell Isis π¨ππ₯ and Nephthys π ππ apart from each other in Egyptian art based off of the crowns that they are wearing. The crowns correspond to the hieroglyphs πΉππͺ that make up their names!
Isis (π¨ππ₯) wears βπ¨β as a crown!
Nephthys (π ππ) wears βπ β as a crown!