This mask would have been worn by a priest during funeral rituals.Mask in the form of the jackal head Anubis, ancient Egyptian god of embalming and the dead. It is made of cartonnage, layers of ...
They were created in the likeness of the person's face to help the deceased's soul return to their body so they could be ...
It is purely Egyptian ... powers of gods and thus helping them with their journey to the afterlife. This mask shows Osiris on his throne, with Isis and Nephtys acting as mourners. Anubis can ...