Papyrus Small Formats - Death Mask of Tut Anch Amun
Natural papyrus with outline motif - natural border - approx. 13 × 18 cm.
This size is ideal for teaching.
For painting:
12 double-fibre pencil - Article no. 2701
Set of 6 tempera colours - Article No. 2711
Set of 14 tempera colours - Article No. 2712
Brush set 6 pieces - Article No. 2713
Mixing palette - Article No. 2714
PGI Papyrus
made of hand laid papyrus, produced in Egypt
silkscreen motif, natural border
can be painted with pens and watercolours
| Aspiration scale: | Easy |
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| Time Line: | 0,5 Hour |
Death mask of Tut Anch Amun
Tut-Anch-Amun, whose birth name was Tut-Tut-Anch-Amun, whose birth name was Tut-Anch-Aton, was the son of the "heretic king" Akhenaten (Amenophis IV). At a young age he married his half-sister Anchesenamun (daughter of Nefertiti) and ascended the throne. He died at the age of about 18.
The golden death masks served to protect the deceased and weighed a good 11 kilograms alone. It covered his head, shoulders and chest and was intended to give him a dignified appearance after his decay, ward off demons and help the wandering spirit find his dead body again. The pharaoh is depicted with the Nemes headscarf typical of the 18th Dynasty; the eyes rimmed with lapis lazuli are also a characteristic feature. Neither before nor later were death masks of comparable artistry produced.
Instructions for painting papyru