Mask and Foot Cover of 'Corn Mummy', Ptolemaic Period, 400–250 B.C., From Egypt, Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen, H. 68 cm (26 3/4 in.); W. 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); D. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.), A reconstructed body of ancient linen was created in the 1940s in order to display this mask and foot cover. Originally they belonged to a similarly shaped figure that was filled with grain, which is why such figures are called 'corn mummies
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Mask, Foot Cover, Corn Mummy, Ptolemaic Period, 400–250 B.C, Egypt, Gilded wax, reconstructed body, ancient linen, H, 68 cm, 26 3/4, W, 14.4, 5 11/16, D, 11.8, 4 5/8, reconstructed, body, created, 1940s, order, display, mask, foot cover, Originally, similarly shaped, figure, filled, grain, why, figures, corn mummies
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