sarcophagus

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 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

Then there’s the late-second-century marble sarcophagus made to house the remains of a husband and wife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 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

Her likeness had been perfectly rendered on the sarcophagus.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas