Opening of the mouth ceremony
A priest wearing falcon mask is performing the ‘Opening of the mouth’ ceremony. The purpose of the ceremonial Opening of the Mouth was to restore to the deceased the use of the senses, thus restoring life in the next world.
Detail of a wall painting from the Tomb of Inherkhau (TT359). New Kingdom, 20th dynasty, ca. 1189-1077 BC. Deir el-Medina, West Thebes.
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