\paperw7290 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx12600\ATXts240\qc\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Thus the Canopic vases were transformed into cinerary urns or ash chests, which cou
ld be made out of terracotta but were also carved out of marble or alabaster. They were always painted in bright colors so as to represent the dead person and his or her objects in the most lifelike way possible.
