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Funerary masks were used to protect the head and chest of mummified bodies, and were believed to have divine features such as gold skin and blue hair.
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They were also used in religious rituals and ceremonies, such as the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony.
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Masks were made from materials such as wood, papyrus, linen, and plaster
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, and were decorated with jewelry and makeup to resemble the deceased.
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Ritual masks were also worn by priests during rituals, and were made in the likeness of animal heads and gods of ancient Egypt.
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Funerary masks protected the head and chest of a mummified body. They present an idealized version of the wearer, ensuring that they would continue to breathe, eat, hear, see, and speak in the next life.
Funerary Mask | The Art Institute of Chicago
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Cartonnage (cardboard) - a word derived from French – describes a material made of layers of linen or papyrus covered with plaster and used in ancient Egyptian funerary masks and full-body casing from the First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BCE) to the Roman era (332 BC -395 AD).
Funerary Egyptian Masks - Graeco-Roman period - The Australian Museum
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Ancient Egyptian masks were used for both religious and funerary rituals and ceremonies. Funerary masks were made of sturdier material and were believed to have divine features such as gold skin and blue hair. Religious rituals and ceremonies included the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony, the Opening of the Mouth and Eyes ceremony, and the Opening of the Mouth and Eyes ceremony.
Ancient Egyptian Masks - For Death & Ritual - Experience Ancient Egypt
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gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun. From the Middle Kingdom (1938–1630 bce) to the 1st century ce, the ancient Egyptians placed stylized masks with generalized features on the faces of their…
Mask - Funerary and commemorative uses | Britannica
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Funerary masks and other facial coverings for mummies emphasized the ancient Egyptian belief in the fragile state of transition that the dead would have to successfully transcend in their physical and spiritual journey from this world to their divine transformation in the next.
Funerary and Other Masks of Ancient Egypt - Tour Egypt
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The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask of the 18th-dynasty ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned 1334–1325 BC). After being buried for over 3,000 years, it was excavated by…
Mask of Tutankhamun - Wikipedia
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Material: Cartonnage: Linen and stucco, gold leaf, glass paste, alabaster. This magnificent funerary mask, made of stucco with golden leaf, belong to Tuya, the wife of Yuya, mother of the…
Funerary Mask of Tuya – The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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