Example sentences for: funerary

How can you use “funerary” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The simple, rounded female figures were funerary or religious objects and are in total contrast to the intricate pediment and frieze carvings and religious statuary found at temples on the Acropolis and in the Acropolis Museum.

  • The King’s gold funerary mask can also be seen, a truly awe-inspiring find which still dazzles the eye even after over 3,000 years.

  • King Djoser of the Fourthth Dynasty was the first to attempt to build a large funerary monument to hold his mortal remains and protect the riches buried with him for his next life.

  • The Shaanxi Provincial Museum (Shaanxi Shengbowuguan), occupying the 14th-century grounds of the Temple to Confucius, holds a rich store of art works and rare artifacts: funerary figurines, traditional paintings, ancient household equipment, and huge bronzes masterfully cast 3,000 years ago.

  • Steep, narrow tunnels lead to a tiny funerary chamber furnished by a simple granite sarcophagus.


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