Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Anthropoid Cartonnage Sarcophagus Mask with Osirian Beard

2748

Crafted during the Third Intermediate Period (specifically circa 1069–664 BCE, spanning the 21st through 25th Dynasties).

Created as a high-status funerary encasing and spiritual mask for elite mummies, serving an apotropaic function to transform the deceased into an immortal divine being (Osiris), protect the head and sensory organs, and provide an idealized, eternal countenance for the afterlife.