EGYPTIAN BURIAL TRADITION Nodiaus DiTonno
When the archeologists discovered Tut’s tomb on November 26, 1922 right when they walked in they discovered the outer tomb was filled with animal statues and other things made out of gold. His sarcophagus held three other tombs to properly store the King’s body. Not only that, but on top of the sarcophagus there was a black tar like substance covering it. The tomb represents the gods because the image they believed their gods had was gold skin, silver bones, and blue lapiz lazuli hair. This was to represent what the king’s true form was in the afterlife. The mask also represents the pharaoh in the afterlife. It is made out of 22.5 pounds of gold and is decorated in a headdress that the ruler would wear during his rule. It was also covered in a section from the Egyptian Book of the Dead which they used as a guide to their afterlife.
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4,200 to 3,500 B.C.E. It is obvious this was handmade because it has uneven thin walls. This vessel is made of painted terra cotta. Terra cotta is an stone found in the ground that is unglazed, so it is very fragile when it’s thin. In ancient times it was common to use it to make buildings and towns out of it. Since it wasn’t made on a wheel there are visible imperfections, but it is still very detailed. This particular vessel was found in an Acropolis mound in ancient Susa. The vessel is decorated with geometric patterns and different animal species. It is believed to be made at the border of the Neolithic and Historical Era. This is extravagant because major advances during the Neolithic period include the domestication of animals and plants and the beginning of writing which allowed communication and the