Egyptian Coffins
December 15th, 2007
Egyptian coffins are also known as the sarcophagi, they are the largest stone coffins known and are usually found with high polishing and they are also covered throughout with hieroglyphics (ancient dialect of Egypt as it is known today), depicting history of the deceased . Coffins shaped to the form of the body were also used. These coffins were made of hard wood or papier mache.
They were painted with bright colors and like the stone coffins, bore hieroglyphics. The Egyptians were the religious people and their coffins wore many religious symbols and markings. One of the stories goes like Osiris was once a living king of Egypt. He was married to his sister, Isis. Their evil brother, Seth, was married to their sister, Nephthys. Seth wanted to be king of Egypt, so he planned to kill Osiris. One day Seth tricked Osiris into stepping into a golden coffin. When Osiris was inside the coffin, Seth slammed the lid shut and threw the coffin into the Nile River.
While Seth took the throne of the Egypt, Isis went to get the body of her husband Osiris. When she returned to Egypt with the body of Osiris, Seth seized the body and ripped it. He threw the 14 pieces of the body into the Nile. Wherever a piece of the body was found, Isis built a temple to Osiris. Once she had collected all of the pieces of Osiris’ body, Isis turned into a kite. Isis flapped her wings until the breeze from her wings breathed life back into Osiris’ body. After Osiris was resurrected, Isis gave birth to their son, Horus. Osiris was ruler over the land of the dead, while Isis raised Horus to avenge his father’s murder. After years of fighting against Seth, Horus finally won and became king of Egypt. Many temples were built in his honor.
Loosing a child is a life shattering experience, but if somebody has to bear the loss at the infant stage then it becomes much more tragic. Practically nothing can console the affected individual for the emotional trauma suffered by them in such circumstances. 
Sometime the love between the couple compels the near and dear ones to bury them together or adjacent to each other. This encouraged the fashion of the companion graves. The companion graves are the usually a set of two graves located side by side. The companion graves are generally memorized by a single grave marker known as the companion grave markers. The size of the companion grave markers is larger than the size of the single adult grave markers. However the material for the production of these markers provides a choice between sandstone, granite, marble and bronze. 
Since ages many countries in the world use to cremate the dead bodies. In the beginning, cremation processes involved primitive methods for achieving the end result, at present technology have given rise to a more standardized version of the process. Companies throughout the world manufacture different size of cremators that reduce the amount of time necessary to complete the cremation. It generally takes about 1-1/2 to 2 hours for a body to be completely reduced to just the bone fragments by cremation. Some cremation furnaces, especially the older ones, may require a little more time.
The wooden material is a natural one and it is being used to produce elegant masterpieces since ages. These are warm to the eye and smooth to the touch, just matching to the personality of the departed soul. Wood urns do have the same endearing appeal that soothes and comforts the bereaved family. The wood is shaped by the hands of man to produce urns lovingly fashioned and capable of bringing understated elegance to any memorial display founded in honor of the deceased person. Wood urns have a lasting and appealing character that makes them one of the most admired urns available today. A variety of woods are procured from the forests for the creation of your loved one’s memorial. Woods such as Oak, Mahogany, Cherry, Maple and exotics like Burmese Teak wood and Lignum Vitae bring their own personality to the wood urns. 
The glass urns come from the transformed sand, perhaps preserving the famous - ashes to ashes, dust to dust, tradition of the bible. Beside the glass has connection to the Earth because of the main ingredient, sand, glass urns are an excellent choice for nature lovers, perhaps other than marble urns, glass urns, have the distinction of being made from the oldest material. Natural glass is rare and expensive than man-made glass, but it can be found. Glass blowers spend countless hours perfecting their art of glass blowing. Art Glass Cremation Urns show patterned color and built to last, each of the hand blown glass cremation urns is a unique piece of art. Crystal glass is a very special type of glass; it is made from silver sand, red lead oxide, and potash. The crystal glass has a greater degree of brilliance as compared to the ordinary glass. Because of its special qualities, it is most suitable material for cutting and engraving.
When your pet dies, you are hurt beyond explanation, a vast hollow is created within you and grief encompasses you in totality. This feeling is so great that species become irrelevant, whether it is a dog, cat, horse, bird, hamster or ferret age also doesn’t matter. Your friend, confidante and companion have passed away and now all that matters is the hollowness that has just entered your life. There may be a feeling that you owe your pet a period of grief, as grief is our final expression of love, the last gift we can offer to the departed friend. It is a great idea to arrange to have your pet cremated or buried in the yard and then place a garden rock 
It is a normal process to grieve the loss of a pet dog since dogs are usually very closely attached with your sentiments. Loss of a pet dog may be an even more difficult process than grieving for a human being. The network of understanding and caring people like friends, family members, colleagues etc. around you, likely to be more sympathetic of a human loss of life as compared to the loss of your pet dog’s life. They may send cards, flowers, and offer food and companionship in case of a loss of human life but in contrast this is often not the case when your pet dog dies.
After cremating the deceased ashes are usually kept in a regular size cremation urn. Some time you feel very lonely and want a special closeness with the departed individual. Cremation jewelry is created keeping in mind about these things only. They can hold a small portion of the cremated remains or the ashes. These Jewelry pieces can be worn around your body like a pendant in your necklace hence they are capable of accompanying you wherever you go. The tradition of cremation jewelry goes back to the middle ages, when Memento Mori jewelry was created by encasing a lock of hair in gold, silver, or other precious materials
Natural stone include marble, onyx, and granite, these all are used to make the beautiful urns. Natural stone urns symbolize a remarkable association between nature and human being offering us wonderfully carved works of art. There are two main processes for producing a natural stone urn. They are lathe-crafted urns and handcrafted urns. Natural stone urns are unique in their appearance with exclusive features due to the unique characteristics of natural stone. Natural stone materials are some of the most durable, easy to care for, and stunning design elements for the indoors or outdoors. 
Loosing a pet is a very-very sad experience for the owner. Especially cat is really a lovely creature and a pet (rather say friend and companion), it purrs, cuddles, plays with you. But nobody is powerful enough to change the destiny one day or the other your cat will also go to its creator, but you can always keep it near to you, close enough to feel its presence always, make a memorial for your cat. Now you have the option to keep the remains of your beloved cat along with its fond memories near to you. 
Marble Urns are the most beautiful natural cremation urn that is available today. No other material will dare to match its appeal and grace. Because of the veining and natural characteristics of marble, it provides an excellent choice as a medium for creating a cremation urn. Marble urns represent a true association between nature and man in the form of breathtakingly beautiful carved works of art. 
There are different types of metals used for making urns, in this category you may find bronze, brass, copper, and pewter generally and gold and silver rarely. Bronze urns are usually made like a sculpted art piece, or they are fabricated from sheet bronze and put together by welded joints. The latter method is used primarily for producing rectangular and square urns. 
After cremation the ashes are usually kept in a regular size cremation urn. Some time there is a need to take out a small portion of the ashes for some friend or family member of the deceased. Keepsake urns hold a small portion of the cremated remains or the ashes. The keepsake urn is there for you to serve one primary need and that is to keep the memory of the deceased handy and close to you. These urns are capable of accompanying to wherever you go. 
We are living in an era in which cremation is as popular as ever, may be due to the shortage of land for burial as the human population is increasing rapidly. Funeral urns are simply cremation urns that are displayed in place of a body in a casket during a traditional funeral. Funeral urns come in almost as wide of a selection as there are personalities in the world, and, in this respect, they are alike their cousin the coffin. The coffins have been here for years, they can be molded into any number of shapes like cars, fish, and airplanes, anything that will suite the unique personality of the deceased. The same is true of funeral urns.