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I've had so many requests to make this mask...so here he is! This is a traditional depiction of Ra, sun god of ancient Egypt, interpreted as a falcon with a sun disc headdress. It is made entirely from one piece of 8oz leather, hand carved & shaped without molds or forms, then dyed & painted with colorfast Liquitex acrylics in rich gold, royal blue & black.

This mask is a limited, numbered design...#2 of the first three. Available right now in my Etsy shop: [link]
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!NiniriAZ Nov 8, 2010
I like the clean, simple lines of this one. The three colours of gold, black and azure really set off the classic iconography.
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*Mego-Sama-Lady-Sir Nov 8, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
wow this is lovely D: I love the markings around the eyes and the beak <3
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Mood: Love *NebetSeta Nov 8, 2010  Student General Artist
Very nice! :heart:
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~LordRavenOrion Nov 8, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Beautiful mask! I love it!
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~ihni Nov 8, 2010
Okay, this one? I love it. I've seen your Anubis masks and was kinda wondering if there would ever be a falcon mask, and HERE IT IS! I'm so happy to see how you made it.
I've been trying to make a Horus mask myself (although not in leather but ... everything else :p ), but haven't gotten very far. This one though ... I love it. Especially the beak, for some reason.
Well done in deed.
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*merimask Nov 8, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you! I stayed very faithful to traditional depictions of Horus and Ra for this. As with all the Egyptian masks, the Egyptians already did the difficult work of design...I'm just adapting their work into my mask technique. ;-)
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Mood: Love ~Bleed4Love Nov 8, 2010
I love the egyptian masks. The cobalt blue is fantastic on RA. The mask looks great!
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*merimask Nov 8, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you...glad you like it! :-)
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*smokewithoutmirrors Nov 8, 2010  Professional General Artist
Nice! :D I like the patterns around the eyes - they look very stylised, but at the same time, they're very reminiscent of feathers, which works out really well.
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*merimask Nov 8, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you. :-) I can't really take credit for that. It's a pretty literal rendition of the Egyptian "Eye Of Horus" motif, which is exactly what it seems to be; a stylized depiction of the markings around a falcon's eye.
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