#funerary mask

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Funerary Mask.

Period: Roman Period

Date: ca. A.D. 125

Place of origin: Egypt

Medium: Plaster, paint

[uncleclaudius]

I wouldn't want to come across these in the middle of the night, they would scare my pants off. Phoenicians/Carthaginians apparently thought so too because they placed these menacingly grinning masks inside their tombs to scare off evil spirits and guard against evil. These particular exemplars come from Tunisia, Spain, and Sardinia respectively.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

1,300-Year-Old Blue-Eyed Mummy Discovered in Peru

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Huaca Pucllana site in Lima, Peru, have unearthed a 1,300-year-old female mummy with striking blue 'eyes' embedded in a funerary mask.

The mask is considered the most remarkable find within the pyramid and was discovered beside the remains of two adults and a child — possibly sacrificial offerings for the burial of a high-status individual.

The woman, believed to be of aristocratic origin, was found seated on her knees and surrounded by ceramic vessels and baskets adorned with intricate textiles.

Experts suggest the discovery could offer new insights into the burial traditions and societal practices of the Wari culture, an ancient civilization that predated the Inca Empire.

[chantssecrets]

The gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun, 18th-dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.

The mask is inlaid with coloured glass and gemstones, including lapis lazuli (the eye surrounds and eyebrows), quartz (the eyes), obsidian (the pupils), carnelian, amazonite, turquoise, and faience.

Back side of the funerary mask of Tutankhamun.

[blondebrainpowered]

Ancient Egyptian funerary mask, inlaid wood, dating from around 1400-1300 BC, end of 18th dynasty. Louvre

[grungletungus]

Funerary Mask

Late Ptolemaic Period-early Roman Period, 1st century BCE

Hawara, Egypt

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Funerary mask of a woman, 1427BC-1390BC, Egypt.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

the mask of Tutankhamun