Cartonnage (fiber product)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by form> > <materials by physical form> > <fiber and fiber products> > fiber products

Descripción

In Egyptology, refers to plastered layers of linen or papyrus tightly pressed and glued together. Used in ancient Egyptian funerary workshops to produce mummy masks and mummy cases by fitting the wet material closely to all or part of the embalmed and wrapped body.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300379687

Otros términos

  • cartonage [en]