His mouth open

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In ancient Egypt the most important burial ritual was the opening of the mouth ceremony. This consisted of a priest touching the mouth of the mummy or mummy case with a hooked stick, symbollically opening the mouth of the mummy so that it could breathe and speak in the next life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy