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The Egyptian Sarcophagus
The Egyptian Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus is a stone coffin created to hold a coffin. The sarcophagus was a significant part of the burial process. Ancient Egyptians believed that they would live on in the afterlife. Egyptians would embalm the deceased in linen to prepare them for the afterlife, a process also known as mummification. Then the body was placed into a mummy case, which was then placed into the sarcophagus.
Egyptians created the sarcophagus for Egypt's strong pharaohs, and it attempted to reflect the architecture of their palaces. The Ancient Egyptians thought that for someone to live on in the afterlife, their name had to be remembered eternally; the sarcophagus included the name of the person or individuals buried within it.
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