Is this Teti?

ref.: June 28, 2000, "Lecture report - Turmoil in the Egyptian Palace"

I have a nice picture, on my website, of what has been supposed to be the "deathmask" of king Teti, found in his mortuary temple.
I believe that this fine face corresponds perfectly to the obsidian head of an unknown king of which you may find a picture below. I would tend to think the head is somewhere in Russia, although I'm not sure. Beautiful work, isn't it? Look at the cheekbones, eyes, nose -- as compared to the mask. Exactly right. Only the mouth of the mask is probably distorted in death, and the features of the head below look a great deal sterner than those of the mask. Yet they are the same features, IMO, nevertheless.
If anyone on the list has other photos of mask and head, I would appreciate a look.

Marianne Luban
UrHekau@aol.com


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