sarcophagi
Ancient burial containers
Sarcophagi is the plural of sarcophagus, a stone coffin typically adorned with sculpture or inscription.
The word comes from Greek roots meaning "flesh-eating"—ancient limestone coffins were believed to decompose bodies rapidly.
Sarcophagi are associated with ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, often displayed in museums: The museum's collection includes several Roman sarcophagi.
Underground chamber for remains
- intermentPutting a body underground
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- sepulcherChamber for the dead
entombment · funerary · necropolis · cemetery · grave · vault · chamber · ossuary
Solid earth fragment
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
quartzite · porphyry · carved · sculpted · relief · lid · chest · anthropoid
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
- Valley of the KingsEgyptian pharaonic burial ground
Ramses · cartouche · Anubis · Book of the Dead · canopic · scarab · ankh · Luxor
Public exhibit space
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- relicPreserved ancient object
provenance · conservation · restoration · exhibit · collection · curator · catalogue · heritage
Recrystallized limestone rock
- reliefEasing of distress
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
Dionysus · biographical · frieze · toga · reclining figure · battle scene · philosopher · Muses
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
- intermentPutting a body underground
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
sepulcher · entombment · funerary · necropolis · cemetery · grave · vault · chamber · ossuary · catacomb
stone
Solid earth fragment
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
basalt · quartzite · porphyry · carved · sculpted · relief · lid · chest · anthropoid · decorated
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- TutankhamunEgyptian boy pharaoh
Valley of the Kings · Ramses · cartouche · Anubis · Book of the Dead · canopic · scarab · ankh · Luxor · Thebes
museum
Public exhibit space
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- excavationAct of unearthing
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
relic · provenance · conservation · restoration · exhibit · collection · curator · catalogue · heritage · discovery
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
portrait · Dionysus · biographical · frieze · toga · reclining figure · battle scene · philosopher · Muses · Asiatic
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- cemeteriescemetery, graves, grave, burial, headstones
- Egyptpyramids, Cairo, Sphinx, Nile, pharaoh
sarcophagiunmarked graves
Burial sites without identification
mass graves · potter's fields · cremation · sky burial · potter's field