Old Gold Mask Inside the Tomb of an Elite Man, Say It Was Painted With Human Blood. An astonishing find: Human blood proteins were found in the paint co ...
All of them had weapons, but only five wore gold death masks, which archaeologists think indicated status. The Mycenaeans ...
King Tutankhamun’s iconic death mask may not have been crafted for him ... evident in the black blotches on the tomb walls—signs the paint hadn’t dried before the tomb was sealed.