sarcophagus

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

He’s a top adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who shared a cartoon of Mr. Trump as a crumbling sarcophagus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 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

The authors of the academic study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on Thursday, had to get the smell from inside the sarcophagus without interfering with the mummy inside.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Behind Luke, the golden sarcophagus began to glow.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan