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Sarcophagus with Hieroglyphic Devices

HIEROGLYPHIC q6v · p.252
Sarcophagus with Hieroglyphic Devices
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Sarcophagus decorated with hieroglyphic symbols and devices.

In the Narrative

An Egyptian-themed sarcophagus in the Polyandrion, connecting the funerary arts of Rome and Egypt.

Source: LLM_ASSISTED · HIGH