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Burial vault (tomb)
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A burial vault is a structural stone or brick-lined underground tomb or 'burial chamber' for the interment of a single body or multiple bodies underground. The main difference between entombment in a
Tomb of the French King Charles X, and his son Louis, in the Franciscan monastery Kostanjevici, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
Tomb of the French King Charles X, and his son Louis, in the Franciscan monastery Kostanjevici, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
A brick-lined burial vault containing two sealed zinc coffins in Vienna Central Cemetery.
A brick-lined burial vault containing two sealed zinc coffins in Vienna Central Cemetery.
Subterranean burial vault of Baron van Ittersum in Zwolle, Netherlands.
Subterranean burial vault of Baron van Ittersum in Zwolle, Netherlands.
Entrance to the ducal burial vault in the Church of St. Petri in Wolgast, Germany.
Entrance to the ducal burial vault in the Church of St. Petri in Wolgast, Germany.
Sarcophagus
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A sarcophagus is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word sarcophagus comes from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγ
Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus lid.
Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus lid.
Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Medea, c. 140–150 AD, from Rome, exhibited in the Antikensammlung Berlin (Berlin)
Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Medea, c. 140–150 AD, from Rome, exhibited in the Antikensammlung Berlin (Berlin)
Roman sarcophagus with Apollo, Minerva and the Muses, c. 200 AD, from Via Appia, exhibited in the Antikensammlung Berlin
Roman sarcophagus with Apollo, Minerva and the Muses, c. 200 AD, from Via Appia, exhibited in the Antikensammlung Berlin
The Gothic sarcophagi of Don Àlvar Rodrigo de Cabrera, count of Urgell and his wife Cecília of Foix, c. 1300–1350, made of limestone, traces of paint,
The Gothic sarcophagi of Don Àlvar Rodrigo de Cabrera, count of Urgell and his wife Cecília of Foix, c. 1300–1350, made of limestone, traces of paint, exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)