The Golden Mummy Mask of Psusennes I is a gold funerary mask discovered in the intact tomb of King Psusennes I at Tanis, Egypt, in 1940.

Adorned with lapis lazuli and glass paste, the mask depicts the king wearing the traditional nemes headdress with a uraeus (royal cobra) and a divine false beard, representing the divine king’s journey into the afterlife.

This masterpiece of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship from the 21st Dynasty is a centerpiece of the Egyptian Museum Cairo, showcasing the wealth and artistic skill of the period despite the Third Intermediate Period’s political turmoil.