Recently this Sumer term, our amazing Year 4 Historians moved onto their next workshop; making Egyptian Death Masks using cardboard and papier mashe. After a great deal of hard work and sculpting, they are now completed and are being modelled for you in the gallery below.

What are Egyptian Death Masks?

Ancient Egyptian death masks were sacred funerary objects placed over the faces of mummies. They served as a physical vessel for the soul to recognize its body and provided mystical protection against evil spirits in the afterlife. The most famous example is the solid-gold mask of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Gallery:

Please click on the thumbnails below for a larger view.