Cartonnage
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Cartonnage or cartonage is a type of material used in ancient Egyptian funerary masks from the First Intermediate Period to the Roman era. It was made of layers of linen or papyrus covered with plaste
Rear of a cartonnage Anubis mask, Ptolemaic era
This mummy of an unknown girl has a cartonnage composed of layers of linen and plaster. The Walters Art Museum.
Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpere, ca. 945–718 BCE. Linen or papyrus mixed with plaster, pigment, glass, lapis lazuli, 69 11/16 in. (177 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 35.1265.
Fragment of cartonnage from a New Kingdom coffin (Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum)
Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the northeastern corner of Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC, when Upper and
Artifacts of Egypt from the prehistoric period, from 4400 to 3100 BC. First row from top left: a Badarian ivory figurine, a Naqada II jar, a Bat figurine. Second row: a diorite vase, the Gebel el-Arak Knife, a cosmetic palette.
Ancient Petroglyphs of giraffe, ostrich, and longhorned cow being driven by a human, featured in the desert region, Gilf Kebir, Egypt.
The Narmer Palette depicts the unification of the Two Lands.