Did you know that Queen Hatshepsut had a co-ruler during her reign? It was her stepson Thutmose III. For my project I researched Queen Hatshepsut’s death mask. A death mask is a mask used to cover a mummified face in a tomb. The idea of death masks started in the Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. Over time the design and concept stayed very similar. The Egyptians believed that the death mask gave the royal good luck in the afterlife. Also, it helped preserve the head of the mummy. Death masks were only used on royals due to the time and money put into making one. Most death masks were made from gold, clay, and or gems. Lighter tones were used on female death masks and darker tones for men. Queen Hatshepsut’s death mask was made of a light pink-brown clay.
Queen Hatshepsut lived during the New Kingdom. She focused strictly on peace and trade with other areas. Her reign was very peaceful and they did not have many wars. Her mask was made about 2 months before her death. The doctors knew she was going to die in advance because she had liver and bone cancer, as well as diabetes. Archeologists also found evidence that she may have had eczema.…show more content… As a child Hatshepsut married her brother Thutmose II. They were both the children of Ahmose. She was a queen to her brother and husband but he died young. This left the throne to her stepson; a child of her brothers with another women. He was very young so Hatshepsut became pharaoh. Additionally, some people believed she persuaded some of the nobles to make her pharaoh but, there is no evidence to prove this true. Not everyone in Egypt believed a woman could be pharaoh so, Hatshepsut dressed as a man to prove her authority. She wore a fake beard and preferred to be called “King” instead of
