Mummy Mask of Satdjehuty
Provenance unknown
New Kingdom, early Eighteenth Dynasty (about 1500 B.C.)
Cartonnage, painted and gilded, Height 13 in.
EA 29770, acquired in 1880, purchased at Morten & Sons from the
sale of the collection of Samuel Hull (cat. no. 106)
©Trustees of The British Museum, Courtesy AFA
Made of cartonnagelinen stiffened with plasterthis
mask represents a woman named Satdjehuty, who was a royal attendant
in the court of King Ahmose. It was placed over the head of her wrapped
mummy. The rich gilding reveals Satdjehutys high rank and also
symbolizes the godlike status of a deceased person. Like a deity, Satdjehuty
has a skin of gold and hair the dark blue color of lapis lazuli.