"Who is the Pharaoh wearing the mask?" I said suddenly and looked straight at Valter. Valter stopped using the fork and knife for a moment. "King Tutankhamun, he does not wear the mask for life, it is a mask of death, which was pinned on him when he was mummified."
"The mummy that we saw yesterday, I told you about a king who died at a young age," added Valter, continuing his meal. "What color is the mask? Why is he wearing a mask?" I asked again.
"That mask is one of the most famous works of art in the world, a golden mask with a sad but calm expression, symbolizing the Egyptian god Osiris in the afterlife. The strongest reason why King Tut wears a mask only as a ceremonial covering of the face to make it appear greater allows the spirit to recognize the body after death. The ancient Egyptians prepared for his death very well. Art had a role in their religion, an ideology that supported the kingdom, and strengthened the hierarchies in their society," added Valter.
