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It depends on the status of the person in life, but royals, such as pharaohs and queens would have sarcophagus (Egyptian coffins) made of valuable minerals like gold and various types of marbles. It was not uncommon for royals to have coffins en crested with jewels.
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What objects were put into an Egyptian tomb?
there were hireogliphics,coffins mummies'
Mummies were placed in coffins called a?
A mummy's 'coffin' is called a sarcophagus.
Where do the put mummies?
Depending on wealth, a series of coffins, then a sarcophagus, then a tomb.
Where do egyptians put the mummies?
Depending on wealth, a series of coffins, then a sarcophagus, then a tomb.
What do mummies coffins say?
normally, heiroglyphics, pictures of gods, proctectice spells, and scarab beetles.
What are mummies buried in?
Mummies are typically buried in sarcophagi, which are stone coffins often decorated with intricate carvings and inscriptions. The sarcophagi are placed in tombs or burial chambers to protect the mummies from decay and preserve them for the afterlife.
Why were coffins used in ancient civilization?
Putting dead people in. No seriously. They put the mummies of the people that could afford them into coffins. The coffins or sarcofigi (singular sarcofigus) where usually like Russian dolls - fitting one inside another, plated or made of gold. Painted with magic spells to keep the person safe as they journeyed to the afterlife and from Howard Carter!
Why are mummies made?
Egyptians made mummies because they thought that their was life after death.
Why mummies made?
Egyptians made mummies because they thought that their was life after death.
How were coffins made?
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Who made Egyptian coffins?
The Egyptians.
What kinds of mummys are in Egypt?
Egyptian. Also considered to be the "classic" mummy. There have been ice mummies found in Siberia, bog mummies in the UK, Incan mummies in Peru, even modern mummies like that of Rosalia Lombardo or Vladimir Lenin. But Egypt has what is the traditional concept of mummies.
