I love mummy masks π ±ππΎπͺ! Funerary Masks (also called Burial Masks or Mummy Masks) were an important part of a personβs burial equipment πππ΄πππ because the mask π ±ππΎ could either serve as protection π ππ‘π for the deceased π ππ±, or take the place of the body if the head was destroyed or lost. In the Egyptian religion, the body of the deceased π ππ± needed to stay intact in order for the deceased π ππ± to be transported to the afterlife πΌπΏππ. This was the purpose of mummification π΄π§ππ ±π – the mask π ±ππΎ just served as extra protection π ππ‘π!Β
This mask π ±ππΎ of a woman πππππ is dated to the Late Period (1st Century B.C.E). This mask π ±ππΎ is made of cartonnage, which was a very popular type of material to use because it was easy to work with and the mask π ±ππΎ could be made relatively quickly. The colors on this mask π ±ππΎ are so bright and well preserved – especially on the broad collar π ±π΄ππΊπ. I love how the Egyptians πππππͺ used red π§πππ and the blue/green π ππ color together ππ a lot.
The art on the wig shows the goddesses πΉπΉπΉπ Isis π¨ππ₯ (left) and Nephthys π ππ(right). Isis π¨ππ₯ and Nephthys π ππ were sisters and were both prominent funerary goddesses πΉπΉπΉπ who appeared a lot together ππ on funerary objects such as masks and sarcophagi.
You can easily tell Isis π¨ππ₯ and Nephthys π ππ apart from each other in Egyptian art based off of the crowns that they are wearing. The crowns correspond to the hieroglyphs πΉππͺ that make up their names: Isis (π¨ππ₯) wears βπ¨β as a crown while Nephthys (π ππ) wears βπ β as a crown!
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