2001-20, Ancient Gilded and Gold Masks(Sino-Egypt Joint Issue)《古代金面罩头像》

Stamp Title: Ancient Gilded and Gold Masks(Sino-Egypt Joint Issue)
Scott No: 3141, 3142
Serial number:2001-20
Values in set: 2
(2-1), The Sanxingdui Gilded Mask, 80 fen, 50*30 mm
(2-2), The Gold Sacrophagus of Tutenkhamon, 80 fen, 50*30 mm
Denomination: 1.60 yuan
Date of issue: 12th October 2001
Designer: Wang Huming, Saeid El-Badrawy
Size of stamps: 50*30 mm
Perforation:12
Sheet composition: 18
Printing process: gravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

The Sanxingdui Gilded Mask and the Gold Sacrophagus of Tutenkhamon were excavated from ancient cultural remains with a history of 3,000 years in China and Egypt respectively. The former, excavated from the Sanxingdui Ruins of Guanghan, Sichuan Province, China, is a refined gilded bronze ornament with gilded edges once used by Chinese ancestors in sacrificial rites for gods in charge of the Heaven, Earth, rivers and mountains. The latter, inlaid with shiny jewels, belonged to an Egyptian pharaoh, and was discovered in the Pharaoh Tutenkhamon of the 18th Dynasty tomb of Valley of the Kings, which sits at Thebes in Egypt. The exquisite craftsmanship, distinguished noble appearance, and the mysterious god-human connection epitomized in both antiques fully display the glorious cultures and arts of the two ancient civilizations.

2001年特种邮票《古代金面罩头像》（与埃及联合发行）
国家邮政局2001年10月12日发行《古代金面罩头像》特种邮票1套2枚。（与埃及联合发行）
(2-1)T 三星堆金面罩头像 80分 2500万枚
(2-2)T 图坦卡蒙金面罩头像 80分 1700万枚

志号：2001-20T
版别：影写
齿孔度数：12
全套面值：160分
邮票规格：50×30毫米
整版枚数：18枚
设计者：王虎鸣、塞义德·白德拉维（埃）
印刷厂：北京邮票厂

该套邮票的第一枚图案为中国四川三星堆遗址出土的约有三千多年历史的金面罩铜人头像。金面罩由金箔拓展而成。戴了金面罩的青铜人头像金光灿灿，气度非凡。

第二枚图案为埃及三千多年前的法老图坦卡蒙的金面罩。图坦卡蒙是古埃及第十八王朝国王。在其墓内发现了全部由金子和珠宝覆盖的图坦卡蒙的木乃伊。头部罩着一个精美的纯金面罩，这是一件埃及的艺术杰作，现存于开罗博物馆。