Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus Shiva Chest it is a twenty-six-centimeter study

it is a twenty-six-centimeter study in dignity and restraint

Each scarf features over 150 coins carefully attached with shiny gold or silver beads to accent the coins

It requires no explanation to those who understand the weight of its symbolism

The object received the find number of 8 and today is displayed with the inventory number JE 60723 in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus Shiva Chest it is a twenty-six-centimeter studyThe ceremony involved a symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent head blade, and a variety of other amulets. A calf's leg was also held up to the lips painted on the