sarcophagus

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Inside the mind-blowing 2,000-year-old sarcophagus that was just unsealed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Yet collectively they suggest a frieze on an antique sarcophagus, aligned on the rosy ledge across the bottom of the painting, their heads forming a horizontal row with that of Jesus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The boy king's gold-covered sarcophagus and his burial mask, inlaid with lapis lazuli, will take centre stage at Saturday's opening.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Claudia hid her violin case in a sarcophagus that had no lid.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg