Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 20x30cm Viking on the Prow angular profiles characteristic of the

angular profiles characteristic of the traditional period—the broad shoulders

Yemaya is the Orisha of lakes and seas and the patron of women and of motherhood and the protector of sailors

at the Mask of Tutankamun

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Isis was considered his protector

Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 20x30cm Viking on the Prow angular profiles characteristic of theThe Opening of the Mouth Ceremony from the Sacred Pyramid Texts Hand painted The ceremony involved a symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent head blade, and a