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A sarcophagus (pl.: sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word sarcophagus comes from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγεῖν phagein meaning "to eat"; hence sarcophagus means "flesh-eating", from the phrase lithos ...
An archaeologist studies the 600-year-old remains inside a sarcophagus. Photos show what was waiting inside the 600-year-old coffins. Some burials still contained fragments of fabric or other ...
Sarcophagus Sealed for 2,000 Years Finally Opened izanbar - Getty Images Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus.
A team of archaeologists may have unearthed a sarcophagus containing the remains of Saint Nicholas, whose spirit of generosity is still celebrated in the modern world more than 1,600 years later.
English: An early Christian sarcophagus relief depicting Daniel in the Lions' Den and Christ using a wand for the the Raising of Lazarus. Currently on display at the Museo Pio Christiano in Vatican City .
The Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysus is a good example of a Metropolitan Roman style sarcophagus with its flat lid, three-sided decoration, and Dionysian scenes from Greek mythology. Sarcophagi production of the Ancient Roman Empire involved three main parties: the customer, the sculpting workshop that carved the monument, and the ...