A sarcophagus is funeral box for a dead body. It is normally carved in stone, and displayed above ground, but some were also buried underground. In ancient Egypt they used a sarcophagus to bury the body of a royal mummy. They also used to lay her in several different types of coffins before put in the sarcophagus. Normally the sarcophagus was carved with the outer details of the person being buried into it. Here we can see that this design took time and patience to make as it requires delicate handling and perfection. Design of ancient Egypt has changed by time and has become simpler and easier to look at. Also this funeral box is going to hold a person for eternity in it and therefore it has a lot of meaning. By time coffin designs became much simpler and therefore more comfortable.
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