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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
The committee opted for Maggi Hambling’s bust of Wilde, which emerges from a bench-like granite sarcophagus inscribed with a quote from the writer’s play, Lady Windermere’s Fan.
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Last year, an ancient wooden sarcophagus at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities deemed it was stolen.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
Giza Museum’s showstoppers will include King Tut’s golden sarcophagus and a 3,200-year-old sculpture of pharaoh Rameses II, which will hold court near the museum’s main staircase.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Check out the reliefs at the foot of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Last year, an ancient wooden sarcophagus at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities deemed it was stolen.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
Giza Museum’s showstoppers will include King Tut’s golden sarcophagus and a 3,200-year-old sculpture of pharaoh Rameses II, which will hold court near the museum’s main staircase.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Check out the reliefs at the foot of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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She was photographed placing flowers on her mother’s casket alongside sister Yasmin at her May 18 funeral.Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
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Lisa ushered the artist inside to open Ben’s casket and check out his tattoos firsthand.Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Things go from bad to worse on the car ride to the ceremony to load Ronnie’s coffin onto a military transport plane back to the U.S.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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The coffin interiors provide a contrasting color to the black.Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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There are endless ruins to discover… the remains of villas, palaces, theaters, castles, churches, tombs, and more... The Paphos Mosaics are one of the finest examples of ancient mosaics in the Eastern Mediterranean and should absolutely be at the top of your must-see list.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The fights are silly; the final scene in the tomb is bizarrely quick and awkward.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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