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On the National Egyptian Virtual tour website, it says that the higher in society you were when you died, the more layers there were. King Tuthankamen had several, three coffins and four outer cases. Most families could afford two coffins, an outermost and an innermost coffin for their deceased loved one.
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What are sarcophagus made out of?
Sarcophagus looks like a coffin, but sarcophagus have faces and are painted with bright beautiful colors. Some of them are covered in gold if they were kings.
What is another name for a coffin?
Thet are called sarcophagi.
What is the sarcophagus held in?
The sarcophagus is an unburied coffin usually kept in a tomb, mausoleum, or similar sanctified site.
A large stone coffin?
sarcophagus
What is the name of what you put a mummy in?
The mummy is placed in a ceremonial coffin called a sarcophagus, which is then stored in a tomb. The most important tombs (such as those of the pharaohs) are enclosed inside of pyramids and other grand structures.
How much does king tuts sarcophagus weigh and how big is it?
It weighs 3,000 pounds because of all the layers of gold.
What is the antonym for sarcophagus?
The antonym for sarcophagus is likely "living" or "alive," as a sarcophagus is typically associated with death and burial.
What is the name of Egyptian caskets?
Sarcophagus, or sarcophagi in the plural, is the term generally used to describe the final resting place of ancient Egyptian burial ceremonies. They were designed to remain above ground, thus their extremely decorative carvings. At times, some sarcophagi may actually contain several layers of coffins between the outer shell of the sarcophagus and the corpse of the person buried therein. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcophagus
What is a stone coffin called?
A Sarcophagus
Stone coffin in which wood coffin was placed?
A sarcophagus!!!! The stone coffin in which a wood coffin was placed is a sarcophagus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is a synonym for the word sarcophagus?
A synonym for the word "sarcophagus" is "coffin."
What are sarcophagus made out of?
Sarcophagus looks like a coffin, but sarcophagus have faces and are painted with bright beautiful colors. Some of them are covered in gold if they were kings.
Why did they put mummy in the sarcophagus?
Initially sarcophagus were made of limestone. And they thought it helped in decomposing the flesh. Before great pyramids were made sarcophagus was used.
What are the physical characteristics of sarcophagus?
The physical characteristics of a sarcophagus are stone, colorful, ans ancient.
How many sarcophagus did tut have?
9-8+6-5-1 is your answer, sir.
What is another name for a coffin?
Thet are called sarcophagi.
What is coffinette?
Sarcophagus
