King Tutankhamun Mask
The Mask was placed directly on
the head of the mummy, together with other decorations or trappings such
as a golden vertical line of inscriptions and 4 horizontal ones and the
golden figure of the Ba bird which was placed on the chest of the
mummy, with a big scarab amulet (the heart amulet) inscribed on the
other side with Chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead in order to protect
the heart of the deceased.
The mask itself is made out of pure gold about 10.23 kg representing the facial features of the king. Tutankhamen is wearing the Nemes headdress, which is striped blue and gold as a sign of association with god Ra (Re’s body was believed to be made out of gold and his hair out of lapis lazuli).
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