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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.
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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.
Who created the sarcophagus?
my mum created thesarcophagus
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.
When were sarcophagus made?
For eating pie!
What is a stone coffin made with wood?
A sarcophagus
What was King Tut's sarcophagus made out of?
hard brick
How was sarcophagus used by Egyptians?
They put the mummified dead into a coffin made of wood (sometimes into several coffins), which were richly decorated, and the coffin (or coffins) was put into a sarcophagus which was made of stone.
What is the Sarcophagus of Wereshnefer carved from?
it was made out of granodiorite according to the Met
What is difference in sarcophaGus or coffin?
Originally, a sarcophagus is a stone receptacle for human remains. In modern times, the term "sarcophagus" is often used as a synonym for a very expensive casket. Thus, the National Casket Company of Boston manufactured for example a model made of cast bronze which it called the "Sarcophagus".
What are the characteristics of the sarcophagus?
A sarcophagus is a stone tomb. So the characteristics would be... 1. It's made of stone. 2. It is of an appropriate shape and size to contain a body.
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.
How was the sarcophagus constructed?
Tutankhamun's sarcophagus was made out of one sheet of solid gold and also they glued some semiprecious stones on there. It showed rituals of him and his wife making a baby
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
