The were usually made of gold, they were meant to protect the fingers and toes.
GOLD
practical metal means that it is precisous metal but practical metal is still useful.
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the ancient Egyptians used the precious metal gold to cover the toenails and fingernails of the mummy.
the unforgeterble orgasim
The Egyptians covered their fingernails and toenails with gold.
i don't know the name but its stuff that the rattles snakes' tails are made out from.
Metal is denser, and not as easily penetrated by x-rays as fingernails are.
Gold.
The finger and toe nails were painted with gold.