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Illyrian funerary helmets, 6th century BCE
1y 11mon ago by lemmy.world/u/PugJesus in HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social
Are some of them used for sleeping? /hj
What are they really made for? They clearly cover the eyes and one even the whole face.
Edit: nevermind, i just reread the title.
Found in a necropolis, they're death masks. Gotta look good going into the afterlife!
Could be a quote by Dr. Phibes himself.