In Ancient Egypt, male pharaohs were not typically depicted with pierced ears in their funerary masks, as ear piercings were ...

King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most iconic Egyptian relics ... suggest the mask was actually intended for a high status female or child rather, possibly King Tut's stepmother whose ...

This mask would have been worn by a priest ... was displayed upstairs in Tatefield Hall until Benny's death in 1968, when it and other Egyptian objects were left to The Royal Pump Room Museum ...

Researchers from the University of York suggest it was initially intended for a high-status female or child ... linked to a broken leg. In ancient Egypt, death masks helped a pharaoh’s soul ...