A sarcophagus is a stone container that usually houses a coffin and an Egyptian mummy. The word 'sarcophagus' is derived from Greek words sarx meaning flesh, and phagien â¦ meaning to eat.derived from a Greek word for flesh-eating).nswer   Porphyry is a type of granite that comes in various colors, that the Egyptians were known to appreciate carving things like coffins in. A stone coffin carved of â¦ porphyry is a porphyry sarcophagus.
Realism is a literary technique practiced by many schools of writing. This style focuses particularly on the representation of middle-class life and is a reaction against Romanticism.
realism. n. 1. awareness or acceptance of the physical universe, events, etc, as they are, as opposed to the abstract or ideal. 2. awareness or acceptance of the facts and necessities of life; a practical rather than a moral or dogmatic view of things.