funerary

adjective

fu·ner·ary ˈfyü-nə-ˌrer-ē

: of, used for, or associated with burial

a pharaoh's funerary chamber

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The forum area also contains the remains of other buildings such as houses, thermal baths and even some funerary monuments, Álvarez said. —

Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 The collection includes funerary stelae, busts or statues, and features a lot of the translucent golden-yellow calcite alabaster that is commonly found in funerary art of ancient southwestern Arabia. —

Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024 The Field Museum of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum also covered cases, and the Peabody Museum at Harvard University decided to remove all funerary belongings from public view. —

Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024 Most of the objects appear to have been created for funerary ceremonies. —

Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for funerary