Mask and Foot Cover of 'Corn Mummy', Ptolemaic Period, 400–250 , From Egypt, Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient

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Mask and Foot Cover of 'Corn Mummy', Ptolemaic Period, 400–250 , From Egypt, Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen, H. 68 cm (26 3/4 in.); W. cm (5 11/16 in.); D. cm (4 5/8 in.), A reconstructed body of ancient linen was created in the 1940s in order to display this mask and foot cover. Originally they belonged to a similarly shaped figure that was filled with grain, which is why such figures are called 'corn mummies

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Size: 2842px × 4696px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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