Nike Air Classic BW Egyptian Coffins & Sarcophagus

earliest burials in Egypt contain no coffins and were naturally desiccated by the hot sand. The separation of the body of deceased from the surrounding sand by the use of a coffin or sarcophagus ironically led to the deterioration of the body,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], perhaps stimulating developments in mummification. The religious purpose of the coffin was to ensure the well-being of the deceased in the afterlife,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], literally providing a “house” for the “Ka”.
The earliest coffins were baskets or simple plank constructions in which the body was placed in a flexed position. From these developed and valuated house-shaped coffins that remained in use into the fourth Dynasty (2613
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