3). Some of these had hieroglyphic inscriptions impressed while the clay was moist. The faade of the sarcophagus is decorated with a Doric frieze and volute scrolls adorn the lid (watch a video about the classical orders). In the Middle Ages many rings were inscribed with words of cabal-istic power, such as anam zapta, or Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, the supposed names of the Magi. witnessed several significant examples of this attempt to maintain status in a changing world.
