Mummy Research Paper

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Mummies/Embalming By:James Source 1
"A Step by Step Guide to Egyptian Mummification." A Step by Step Guide to Egyptian
Mummification.
http://www.mylearning.org/a-step-by-step-guide-to-egyptian-mummification/p-1681/ Harrogate Museums and Arts, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.
First, they pulled the brain through the nose. Then, they cut near the stomach. Also, they remove the organs. Then,they let the organs dry in the sun. Then they, put lungs intestines stomach and liver in jars. They put the heart back into the body. Then, they, rinsed the body with alcohol and spices. Also, they put salt on the body for 10 weeks. After 40 days they stuffed the body with linen or sand to make it look more human. After 10 weeks, they wrap the body in bandages. Finally, you place it in a coffin Source 2
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There are five birds on the tree symbolizing the stages of life. The first bird is light gray. It symbolises infancy. The second bird is red and it symbolises childhood. The third bird is youth it is green. The fourth bird is blue and it symbolises adulthood.Finally, the fifth bird is orange and symbolises old age. Tools for the Art
In the nile valley they grew sacred acacia which was used for sarcophagi and thrones. also, they used red granite for obelisks. The Gods in Art
They used Osiris and Anubis a lot to show what the death was. Also there was a god named Ptah that was the god of arts and crafts and they thought that he fashioned the universe with music and he guides the dead.Finally, a lot of the art was about the gods and in pyramids or temples to worship them. Also, they had paintings of a daemon called Ammit eating people's hearts to give them eternal death. Pottery
They made pots of soapstone
Bibliography.
http://www.crystalinks.com/ptah.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptart.html