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Recent Examples of sarcophagusIn an apse, near the site of the sarcophagus, is a sparkling mosaic of Jesus in reddish and gold robes sitting atop the orb of the world.—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025 The basilica was built over a white marble sarcophagus that, for some 2,000 years, has been believed to be the tomb of St. Paul.
Charles' visit will happen during the Papal Jubilee, a year of forgiveness and reconciliation that is celebrated by the Catholic Church every 25 years.—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 In 2022, following a criminal investigation, several objects were seized including a gold sarcophagus and five other antiquities from the Met, as well as the indictment of seven dealers, collectors, and curators such as the former president of the Musée du Louvre Jean-Luc Martinez.—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Thankfully, today, other methods give us a better and more respectful look at what lies inside a sarcophagus.—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sarcophagus
This is the third tomb found at Caracol that dates back to around A.D. 350.
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Kerry Breen
July 10,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
Discovered in 1902, his bones were sealed inside a ceramic vessel placed in a rock-cut tomb in Nuwayrat, an archaeological site located about 170 miles south of Cairo.
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Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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