sarcophagus (IMAGE)

University of Oklahoma

sarcophagus

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Exceptionally rich sarcophagus found at Viminacium in which a man of local descent and a woman of Anatolian descent were buried. It features several gold and silver objects including two gold earrings, a silver mirror, a silver brooch and 151 gold beads. 

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Photo credit: Ilija Mikić.

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