sarcophagi in English

noun
1
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
it was decided that a stone sarcophagus - not previously used for kings - should be installed.

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1. Roman art continued to adorn the walls of churches and the sides of sarcophagi.

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3. The sarcophagi, hidden for centuries among a dense growth of trees south-west of the city, transports one in an instant to the depths of history ceremony, the dead were placed in these sarcophagi along with their clothing, jewellery, and other rich accoutrements.

4. Could the sarcophagi have been constructed as a kind of prison to prevent the return of the bulls after death?