Why did they make cats mummies masks?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

if y "they" you mean the ancient Egyptians, then they made cat mummies/masks because they believed that cats were the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet or Bast. Bast was often moddled with a woman's body and cat head.

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∙ 14y ago

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Why did the mummies have masks?

Mummies had mummy masks to show what the person looked like in life.

Did all of the mummies have gold masks?

Mummies that were pharaohs or otherwise royalty were buried with gold masks. Some mummies did not even get a tomb, because they were not wealthy enough to afford them.

Portriat masks of mummies were made of?

GOLD!

What material was mummies masks made of?

Gold

Did the ancient Egyptians put masks on the mummies?

sometimes but not likely

When did the Mayans wear masks?

These were placed of the faces of Egyptian mummies, particularly those of pharaohs.

What was done with the mummies brain?

Fed it to the their pets(cats,dogs).

Why should you make mummies today?

why should we still make mummies today

Why did they wrap up mummies and cats up in the ancient Egyptians?

they thought they were magical

What five animals did egyptians make into mummies?

Cats, crocodiles, ibis (a kind of bird), baboons and bulls (or rather, one very special bull known as Apis).

What was the mummies buried with?

Mummies were usually buried with their prized cats servants and/or their family members and of course their treasure.

When did they make the mummies?

in 1300 BC