Ancient Egyptian Death Masks
The two 3rd classes have been studying all about Ancient Egypt. They recently made Death Masks in the likeness of those made by the ancient Egyptians over 3,000 - 4000 years ago. What were these death masks?
In ancient Egypt, burial rites for the dead were a sacred duty, and needed to be performed to help put the soul to rest. Egyptians would make death masks in the likeness of the deceased to help their souls recognize their own body and return to it, ready to be led by the Egyptian god Anubis to be judged if they would be allowed to pass on to the realm of the dead.
J McTeague