%C2%A9 The Saul Steinberg Foundation %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Marker, colored pencil, crayon, and pastel on cut brown paper bagexpand_more
Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundationexpand_more 2018.122.4
Walk like an Egyptian! Steinberg relished child-like play. He made many masks from brown paper bags. This one seems familiar from Egyptian mummy cases (sarcophagi). It features a stylized version of the makeup and hairstyle worn by aristocratic women during the 21st dynasty (1077-943 BCE).
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