Gold mummy mask catoon12/10/2023 ![]() Wendjebauendjed's face was covered by a golden mummy mask, and many other jewelry pieces were found inside the sarcophagus such as pectorals, rings, bracelets and gold statuettes particularly remarkable are three fine bowls made from gold and silver, and a lapis lazuli statuette of Amun in his ram form. He is mainly known for his intact tomb found by Pierre Montet inside the royal necropolis of Tanis (NRT III). Wendjebauendjed was an ancient Egyptian general, high dignitary and high priest during the reign of pharaoh Psusennes I of the 21st Dynasty. The ears are not symmetrical as the left one protrudes further than the right. The nose is perfect in form, and the lips are narrow and fleshy. ![]() The inlaid eyes are made of glass paste in different colors. It ended at the forehead where six small-perforated tongues allowed it to be fixed to the head of the mummy. ![]() The mask covered the face, neck, and ears. ![]() This mask is an idealized portrait of General Un-djedbau-en-djed as a young man with a peaceful expression lightened by a gentle smile. The Gold Mummy Mask of General and High Priest Wendjebauendjed, from the Royal Necropolis of Tanis, one of the four intact Egyptian tombs found by Pierre Montet, in 19. ![]()
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