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sarcophagus
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sarcophagus a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece. Recorded from late Middle English, the word comes via Latin from Greek
sarkophagos ‘flesh-consuming’; the stone of which these coffins was made was originally believed to be able to consume the flesh of the dead bodies deposited in it.
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SARCOPHAGUS.(a look at classical Roman art)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: School Arts; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...robbers to destroy sarcophagi lids. Most likely...individual, this sarcophagus is covered with...main scene of the sarcophagus is filled with...of attic-style sarcophagi, what is visible...figural scheme of a sarcophagus. What are some...the deceased? Sarcophagi of wealthy ...
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Sarcophagus situation.(in Nile Valley)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2006; 675 words
; ...king is buried in Burial Chamber D. Clue 2 eliminates sarcophagi 1, 3, 6. Clue 3 eliminates sarcophagus 6. Clue 5 eliminates sarcophagi 5, 6, 7. Clue 6 eliminates sarcophagi 1, 3, 4, 6, 7. So, the king's sarcophagus is 2.
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Stone sarcophagus manufacture in ancient Egypt.
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...manufactured the first sarcophagus of granite (Mohs 7...stone. Subsequent sarcophagi were made from these...surfaces of hard stone sarcophagi (e.g. the recessed...Dynasty rose granite sarcophagus of Prince Akhet-Hotep...greywacke and granite sarcophagi, Musee du Louvre N345...
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 "Daily News Egypt (Egypt)")
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Hawass unseals sarcophagus.
Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt); 2/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...buried in the sarcophagi. "Only the...afford to have sarcophagi made of limestone...the limestone sarcophagus belonged to a...opened another sarcophagus in the storeroom...condition. All eight sarcophagi in the storeroom...
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Turkish jubilation over recovery of ancient sarcophagus
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/27/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...launched in American courts. The Garlanded Sarcophagus will be displayed in the Istanbul Archaeological...the 2nd century AD. A similar marble sarcophagus is already on display at the Antalya...up the thick garland looped round the sarcophagus, giving the antiquity its name...
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The St Andrews Sarcophagus: A Pictish masterpiece and its international connections.(Review) (book review)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...M. FOSTER (ed.). The St Andrews Sarcophagus: A Pictish masterpiece and its international...iconographic interest of the St Andrews Sarcophagus. Sixty-one years later this remarkable...In preparation for that display the sarcophagus was dismantled, cleaned, photographed...
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 "Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)")
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Rare ancient sarcophagi found on building site.
Newspaper article from: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus); 9/13/2008; 480 words
; ...yesterday uncovered three sarcophagi on site, two of which are...The tomb has yielded three sarcophagi, two of which are very rare...Flourentzos said one sarcophagus was shaped in the human form...tomb. "The only similar sarcophagus found in Cyprus was found...
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Brilliantly Illuminating our Inner Dark - SARCOPHAGUS, the Novel, Just Published.
PR Newswire; 11/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...the long-awaited publication of "Sarcophagus," the novel. In this stunning work...as compelling as it is disturbing. Sarcophagus is artfully structured on several levels...scholarly aplomb, the gripping narrative in Sarcophagus chronicles the journey of an inspired...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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New safety fears over Chernobyl sarcophagus.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 6/13/1998; ; 567 words
; The concrete sarcophagus covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor is deteriorating and...Scientific- Technical Centre is in charge of research at the sarcophagus. The sarcophagus was hastily built after Chernobyl's reactor Number 4 exploded...
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UKRAINE-CHORNOBYL-NEW-SARCOPHAGUS.
Newspaper article from: Ukraine News; 4/24/2006; 511 words
; UKRAINE-CHORNOBYL-NEW-SARCOPHAGUS Construction of new Chornobyl sarcophagus may begin soon - Yuschenko Kyiv, April 24 (Interfax) - The construction of a new sarcophagus at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant may begin...
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sarcophagus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of the corpses. The sarcophagus of Tutankhamen (14th...wings. Later Egyptian sarcophagi were sometimes shaped...Greek and Etruscan sarcophagi are in the shape of...others, such as the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great...architecture. The marble sarcophagi (excavated in 1877...
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Alexander Sarcophagus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Alexander Sarcophagus. A marble sarcophagus ( c. 310 bc, Archaeological Mus., Istanbul), shaped...Mosaic ); Sidon was conquered by Alexander in 332 bc and the sarcophagus must have been made for Abdalonymos, whom he installed as...
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Junius Bassus, sarcophagus of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Junius Bassus, sarcophagus of. See sarcophagus .
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Archaeological Museum (Istanbul)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...discovery of a large number of sarcophagi at the Royal Necropolis...first named the Museum of Sarcophagi. Important architectural...by two of its most famous sarcophagi — the Alexander Sarcophagus and the Sarcophagus of the...
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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident, Detection and Monitoring
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...eventually encased in a shell or "sarcophagus" of concrete. In the late 1990s...to evaluate conditions inside the sarcophagus, which may be vulnerable to collapse in an earthquake. The sarcophagus may need to be strengthened to prevent...
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