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Egyptian Masks
Ninth graders investigate the different types of Egyptian art including relief sculpture, sculpture in the round, and Egyptian architecture. They view and discuss pictures of Egyptian sarcophagi and compare them with current day coffins...
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Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Students will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
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Eternal Egypt: Mask of Yuya
On this mask of Yuya, the eyes are inlaid with white marble and black obsidian. The necklace is depicted in relief on the plaster. However, the chin is missing.
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Eternal Egypt: Mask of Anubis
This mask represents the head of the black jackal, Anubis, the god of cemetery and mummification. It was worn by the priest who was responsible for the embalming during the process of mummification.
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Eternal Egypt: Mask of Lady Thuya
This beautiful gilded and inlaid cartonnage mask, which was supposed to preserve the features of Lady Thuya, aimed to help the soul recognize its wrapped corpse to facilitate resurrection.
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Eternal Egypt: Glass Mask of Selinus
The mask of Selinus, a famous sculptor, is one of the rare examples of a mask that gives us an idea about how this object was made. The mask has a yellow face, red mouth, and white hair. It was mounted on a plaque of plaster in a red...
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Eternal Egypt: Mask of King Amenemope
This mask is composed of thick sheets of gold molded to match Amenemope's features. The pupils, the eyebrows, and the outlines of the eyes are bronze.
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Eternal Egypt: Mask of Sheshonq the Second
The funeral mask of King Sheshonq the Second was found on the pharaoh's mummy but was seriously damaged. It is made from a thick sheet of gold with hollow spaces for the eyes and the eyebrows where glass paste was to be inserted.
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Eternal Egypt: Plaster Mummy Portrait Mask
Portraits of the deceased were painted onto plaster masks such as this one. The masks were shaped in molds, allowed to dry, painted and gilded, and then placed on the reclining mummy.