Funerary Mask

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Funerary Mask by an unknown artist is a gold-colored, oval-shaped mask. The mask has a face with a nose, mouth, and eyes. The eyes have horizontal slits for pupils. Two curved lines form the eyebrows. A spiral design decorates the top. The gold material appears to be thin and crumpled, with visible cracks and tears around the edges and surface. The background is a dark gray fabric with a herringbone pattern.