ref: July 10, "Tut's Age"
"The most important aspect, in my view, of the mask from the workshop that
appears to be the face of the sovereign is that it is apparently a molded cast
and not a sculpture executed with any sort of agenda in mind. Therefore, it
can be safely compared with the putative skull of Amenhotep III. When
superimposing the latter upon the former, a very good compatibility can be
achieved. The planes of the face marked "S" are copied from high points on
the skull and those marked "M" can be viewed on the mask. Notice how
perfectly the lines of the occular ridges (the projections upon which the eyebrows sit)
of both the skull and the mask align. Were the jaw in its "closed" position, the chin of the skull would
meet exactly at the most rounded part of the chin of the mask The lips
indicated by the mask are in their proper position in relation to the dentition
of the skull and the nose (the tip of which was restored by the author), would
have had its boney part exactly where the skull provides it. The contours of
the rounded cheekbone are perfectly formed in the juncture of the lines of the
mask and the skull. If the forehead of the mask seems to have a steeper
angle than that of the skull, it might be due to the accumulation of the material
of the cast above the hairline and does not necessarily mean that the subject
had such a perpendicular brow. The same can be said of the material hanging
beneath the chin, although this might represent the loose skin or fatty deposits
of the king's jowls."
Marianne Luban
UrHekau@aol.com