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  2. Coffin - Wikipedia

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    Design coffins in Ghana, also called Fantasy coffins or figurative coffins, are only made by specialized carpenters in the Greater Accra Region. These colourful objects, which are not only coffins, but considered real works of art, were shown for the first time to a wider Western public in the exhibition Les Magiciens de la terre at the Musée ...

  3. Eskilstunakista - Wikipedia

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    Eskilstunakista. This coffin, dated to the later half of the 11'th century, executed by the stonemason Näsbjörn and the runestone carver Tove, is the source of the coffins' names. This coffin which was found in 1912 in Eskilstuna is today in the Swedish History Museum. Reconstructed coffin in a small museum at Örberga kyrka.

  4. Fisk metallic burial case - Wikipedia

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    Fisk metallic burial cases were patented in 1848 by Almond Dunbar Fisk and manufactured in Providence, Rhode Island. The cast iron coffins or burial cases were popular in the mid–19th century among wealthier families. While pine coffins in the 1850s would have cost around $2, a Fisk coffin could command a price upwards of $100.

  5. Anthropoid ceramic coffins - Wikipedia

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    In a cemetery south of Deir el-Balah anthropoid coffins were found when locals were reclaiming sand dunes. [17] The coffins were found among a few simple burials and when unearthed appeared to be in pristine shape, however they were actually being held together by the sand that had filled the cracks and was supporting the frame of the coffin from external pressure. [18]

  6. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Specific slaves were assigned to prepare dead bodies, build coffins, dig graves, and construct headstones. Slave funerals were typically at night when the workday was over, with the master present to view all the ceremonial procedures. Slaves from nearby plantations were regularly in attendance. At death, a slave's body was wrapped in cloth.

  7. Larnax - Wikipedia

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    Late Minoan III larnax from Kavrochori, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion The golden larnax and the golden crown of Philip II of Macedon, Vergina Museum.. A larnax (plural: larnakes; Ancient Greek: λάρναξ, romanized: lárnax, plural: λάρνακες, lárnakes) is a type of small closed coffin, box or "ash-chest" often used in the Minoan civilization and in Ancient Greece as a ...

  8. Why Prince Philip’s Coffin Was Moved After Queen’s Death ...

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    Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Shutterstock More than one year after Prince Philip’s funeral, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s casket will be moved and reunited with his wife of seven ...

  9. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    The earliest pipes were made of clay, and are found at the Temple of Bel at Nippur in Babylonia. [127] [b] 4000 BC: Oldest evidence of locks, the earliest example discovered in the ruins of Nineveh, the capital of ancient Assyria. [130] 4000 BC – 3400 BC: Oldest evidence of wheels, found in the countries of Ukraine, Poland, and Germany. [131 ...