Art, Symbol & Imagination
An Obsidian Mask from the Fayoum
A smooth dark mask with deeply set eyes and a long narrow nose rests above a measuring scale. The source caption identifies obsidian from the Fayoum and dates the object to Egypt’s Twelfth Dynasty.
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Photographer not identified. "An Obsidian Mask from the Fayoum" [editorial title]. In The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, George Frederick Kunz. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0595-0123
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Photographer not identified. An Obsidian Mask from the Fayoum. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. Scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0595-0123