Ancient Egyptian Carved Wood Mummy Mask and age-related wear consistent with

and age-related wear consistent with long burial

Restoration visible

or participant in ritual performance

discovered in the legendary Royal Cache (DB320) at Deir el-Bahri — the same tomb complex where the mummies of some of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs were reburied

Ancient Egyptian Carved Wood Mummy Mask and age-related wear consistent withAn Ancient Egyptian carved wood mummy mask dating to the Late Period through early Ptolemaic era (circa 664300 BC). The mask is carved in a highly stylized and abstract manner, with a broad, flattened facial plane, pronounced nose, and deeply recessed eye apertures. The simplified geometry and heavy massing reflect a more provincial or archaic sculptural tradition, distinct from the refined polychrome masks of later periods. The reverse reveals