burial mask
Funerary face shield
A burial mask is a covering placed over the face of a deceased person before interment, typically made of precious metals, wood, or other materials.
Ancient cultures from Egypt to Mesoamerica created elaborate examples to preserve the identity of the dead or protect them in the afterlife.
Tutankhamun's golden burial mask is the most famous: The burial mask was discovered intact when they opened the tomb.
- deathCessation of life
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- royal tombBurial site for sovereigns
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- King TutTeenage Egyptian ruler, abbreviated
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- ancient artifactsViking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin, obsidian knife
- burial artgravestone, headstone, tombstone, sarcophagus, mausoleum
- burial goodsgrave goods, funeral urn, funerary urn, cremation urn, urn
- Egyptian artifactsscarab, scarabs, canopic jar, canopic jars, papyrus
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- sacred objectsrelic, relics, reliquaries, reliquary, holy relic
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