Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Sarcophagus
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Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Sarcophagus
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An elaborate coffin for an important personage, of terra-cotta, wood, stone, metal, or other material, covered with painting, carving, etc., and large enough to contain only the body. If larger, it becomes a tomb.
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Birge Monument
Other examples:
