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all of Egypt invented the ancient egyptian death masks. The prettiest ones were probably the royal ones

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Why is there blue on the Death Mask?

There is blue on the Death Mask because it represents the Nile river that seperates the two egyptian nations who were united under the great Pharoah, Osiris


What were the portrait mask made out of in Egypt?

Egyptian death masks were made out of Cartonnage. Which is a special type of material.


Did howard carter sell tuts death mask?

No. He didn't. He lent it to museums, Egyptian experts and DNA experts.


Are death masks still used in Egypt?

No , only ancient Egyptians used it Ancient Egyptians believed in the concept of life after death. The death masks for men consisted of red paint tones while yellow was for women. The death mask was a part of the preserving the dead and funeral rites. After the body of the deceased was carefully mummified, a sculpted mask was put on the face of the dead. The ancient Egyptians believed that this mask would strengthen the spirit of the dead person and also protect its soul from the evil spirits. These death masks showcased the status of the person in the soiety before his death. The best known mask is that of Tutankhamun's burial mask which was made of gold.In the event of the death of a person of royal class, the mask had expensive jewels and lapis lazuli on it.


What was a death mask made of?

A death mask is a mask that gives the dead a face in the after life. In the 1800's it was common to make a plaster mask of a person that had just died. One of the more famous is the Lincoln Death Mask, which was used to create duplicates that were sold.

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How do you make a Ancient Egyptian Death mask?

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Who would have had a death mask?

A rich Egyptian.


What is the mask of anubis?

Anubis is the Egyptian god of death, he had a head of the Jackel. The mask of Anubis is probably just that, a mask of Anubis!


What is mask of Anubis?

Anubis is the Egyptian god of death, he had a head of the Jackel. The mask of Anubis is probably just that, a mask of Anubis!


How old tutankhamens death mask?

ancient Egypt


Were there many steps in making a death mask?

=how do yo make an Egyptian death mask?always tut's mummy wears a gold death mask.please go to kingtut.org to see where is the exhibit.Thank you for reading this paragraph.how do yo make an Egyptian death mask?always tut's mummy wears a gold death mask.please go to kingtut.org to see where is the exhibit.Thank you for reading this paragraph.=


Why is there blue on the Death Mask?

There is blue on the Death Mask because it represents the Nile river that seperates the two egyptian nations who were united under the great Pharoah, Osiris


How old is Tutankhamen's death mask?

3000 years old


Who made tutankhmuns death mask?

The Ancient Egyptians never recorded the workmen.


What were the portrait mask made out of in Egypt?

Egyptian death masks were made out of Cartonnage. Which is a special type of material.


What did Anubis do to dead people?

The ancient Egyptian god Anubis was god of embalming (mummification); when a ancient Egyptian priest preformed this ritual he did so in a mask of Anubis (a jackal) and Anubis was than believed to oversee the process and direct it.


Did howard carter sell tuts death mask?

No. He didn't. He lent it to museums, Egyptian experts and DNA experts.