A sarcophagus (meaning "flesh-eater" in Greek) is a coffin for inhumation burials, widely used throughout the Roman empire starting in the second century A.D. The most luxurious were of marble, but they were also made ... Sorabella, Jean. "A Roman Sarcophagus and Its Patron." Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 36 (2001).
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Ancient Roman sarcophagi were the often richly-carved sarcophagi used for inhumation of the dead by the ancient Romans. In Rome the use of sarcophagi had only a few precedents in the Republican era (...
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A sarcophagus (the Greek word means "flesh eater") was a stone box, or coffin, in which a body was placed for interment in Greek and Roman times. This ornately carved marble sarcophagus depicts a Bacchic procession, also known as a thiasos.
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This small sarcophagus was made for a child. More than a hundred (mostly fragmentary) circus sarcophagi survive. For entertainment, sometimes children actually raced chariots dressed as cupids, but in Roman art and poetry, winged cupids could symbolize ... Roman, Sarcophagus with Cupids Racing Chariots in the Circus Maximus...
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Apr 18, 2008 ... The Italian Culture Ministry announced on Thursday the discovery of a late-second-century Roman sarcophagus on the outskirts of Rome.
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BASHFORD DEAN. A ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS. Roman sarcophagi have been preserved in great numbers and form one of our best means for the study of Roman sculpture. ...
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One of many sarcophogi at the museum. ... < Ancient Gate - Ephesus ... Travertines at Pamukale >
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Archaeologists have found a rare Roman limestone sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton during excavations at St-Martin-in-the-Fields Church, central London. The sarcophagus discovered near Trafalgar Square could redraw the map of Roman London.
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I found this sarcophagus lid especially poignant with a reclining man lovingly cradling a bust of his wife. "In your place I have only your image as solace; this we cherish with reverence and lavish with flowers. When I come with you, it follows in attendance. ... ; Roman sarcophagus lid, originally uploaded by mharrsch.
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