8 sentences with 'tomb'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tomb and other words derived from it.
• « In 1922, when Tutankhamun's tomb was found, vessels and pots were recovered containing an ointment made from frankincense, an antiseptic, astringent, healing, tonic and sedative resin. »
• « Its king, Djoser, was the first to commission a huge tomb to house his remains when he died: the first pyramid. »
• « This was the young King Tutankhamun ("King Tut") (r. 1336 - 1326), who is important for the restoration of religion and possibly for the simple fact that his tomb was never looted by tomb robbers before it was discovered by a British archaeologist in 1922 AD. »
• « Tutankhamun's tomb provided the most important trove of New Kingdom artefacts that had been found when it was discovered, sparking interest in ancient Egyptian history around the world. »
• « The classical period saw a transition from symbolic statuary, most of which was used in tomb decoration in the Archaic period, to lifelike representations of human beings. »
• « Ptolemy had been a close friend and trusted general of Alexander, and he brought Alexander's body to Egypt and buried it in a magnificent tomb in Alexandria, thus asserting a direct connection between his regime and Alexander himself. In the end, the Ptolemies were the most enduring of the Hellenistic dynasties. »
• « According to the Gospels, Jesus came back to life, with an angel rolling the stone from the entrance of the tomb where his body had been laid to rest. »
• « Somewhere there was a dripping sound reverberating in the silent chamber. The place looked like a tomb. »