Roman Period, A.D. 90–100
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue, Gallery 138

Excavated in 1910 by Ahmed Kamal for Said Bey Khashaba, this 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺 was later acquired by J. P. Morgan and gifted to the Museum in 1911.

The 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺 belongs to a young woman named Artemidora, who died at the age of 27. It is richly adorned with gold appliqués and an elaborate funerary mask. The mask presents her lying as if on a bier, with her hair styled in tiers of snail curls across the forehead. A black Egyptian-style wig frames her face, its long locks tied with narrow gold bands in pharaonic fashion.

She is depicted wearing a Roman-style dark red tunic with black clavi (stripes) edged in gold. Her jewelry includes snake bracelets and gold ball earrings.

At the back of her head, a support is decorated with symbols of rebirth, including a deep blue glass scarab beetle. Attached to the wrappings are gold appliqué figures of the gods Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys.