The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden exhibits two Egyptian burials. The first is a true reconstruction of a pit grave and looks authentic. The second is more of a collection of the coffin and grave goods associated with a Middle Kingdom burial; it is not meant to look authentic. 

early pit grave

This reconstruction displays a pit grave from the First and Second Dynasties (circa 2800-2700 BC). Grave goods include pottery jars which would have contained food and drink. If mummification occurred, it would have happened naturally and accidentally (through the heat of the sun and dryness of the climate).

 

Middle Kingdom burial

 

This collection of grave goods from a Middle Kingdom burial does not attempt to show what the actual site would have looked like. It simply shows the types of items left in the deceased person's tomb. These include model scenes, statues, sandals, pottery jars with food and drink, and the canopic chest.