To: SunkenCiv
The first gilded silver mummy mask in Egypt since 1939 Well I just hadda see THIS! Not as fantastic as I hoped for but still, something to see. A face from the past, illuminated for us in silver. https://www.realmofhistory.com/2018/07/16/mummy-silver-gilded-mask-saqqara-egypt/
10 posted on
05/12/2020 6:55:12 PM PDT by
Beowulf9
To: Beowulf9
Silver plated or gold?
How were they plating without current ?
11 posted on
05/12/2020 7:01:00 PM PDT by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Beowulf9
Silver was highly prized in Egypt even beyond gold.
18 posted on
05/12/2020 8:04:54 PM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
To: Beowulf9
It’ll look better after the conservators get it cleaned up.
29 posted on
05/13/2020 8:56:00 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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