Sarcophagi Research Paper
“Sarcophagus of Kamwese Called for Short Kami”
A Sarcophagus is stone coffin, which held the bodies, or remaining’s of the royals that have died in Ancient Egypt. Many scholars believed that its limestone feature had the properties to dissolve the body quicker. The Sarcophagus in Ancient Egypt during the 3rd Dynasty was known as the “flesh eater”, hence its description. These boxed shaped and stone coffins were used in Egypt before any body shaped coffin came about which was not until the 17th Dynasty. Before utilizing body sculptured coffins or tombs sarcophagi were made out of wood and limestone and was shaped like a box, which was used in the 11th Dynasty. Before making them out of wood they were made out of mud like bricks to signify palaces and their architecture. Starting from …show more content…
However, each piece had its own description and served its own purpose, which differentiated it from the other pieces within this gallery. Not only was it one of the only Sarcophagi that is made out of wood but also was the only one that consisted of hieroglyphics, hence my interest on this specific piece. Its wood like substance and the hieroglyphics made if different, however it also was similar to many of the other art works at the gallery. Each of them dealt with Ancient Egypt artifacts and coffins of royals. One piece that this piece was very similar to was “Sarcophagus with Separate Cover”. It was similar to this Sarcophagus because they were both rectangular shaped and originally consisted of a human shaped coffin that lied inside. Their only differences was that the “Sarcophagus with Separate Cover” was made of Granite, was found in the old kingdom and also belonged to a prince instead of a
A Sarcophagus is stone coffin, which held the bodies, or remaining’s of the royals that have died in Ancient Egypt. Many scholars believed that its limestone feature had the properties to dissolve the body quicker. The Sarcophagus in Ancient Egypt during the 3rd Dynasty was known as the “flesh eater”, hence its description. These boxed shaped and stone coffins were used in Egypt before any body shaped coffin came about which was not until the 17th Dynasty. Before utilizing body sculptured coffins or tombs sarcophagi were made out of wood and limestone and was shaped like a box, which was used in the 11th Dynasty. Before making them out of wood they were made out of mud like bricks to signify palaces and their architecture. Starting from …show more content…
However, each piece had its own description and served its own purpose, which differentiated it from the other pieces within this gallery. Not only was it one of the only Sarcophagi that is made out of wood but also was the only one that consisted of hieroglyphics, hence my interest on this specific piece. Its wood like substance and the hieroglyphics made if different, however it also was similar to many of the other art works at the gallery. Each of them dealt with Ancient Egypt artifacts and coffins of royals. One piece that this piece was very similar to was “Sarcophagus with Separate Cover”. It was similar to this Sarcophagus because they were both rectangular shaped and originally consisted of a human shaped coffin that lied inside. Their only differences was that the “Sarcophagus with Separate Cover” was made of Granite, was found in the old kingdom and also belonged to a prince instead of a