In the burial practices of ancient Rome and Roman funerary art, marble and limestone sarcophagi elaborately carved in relief were characteristic of elite...

Roman funerary practices include the Ancient Romans' religious rituals concerning funerals, cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed tradition...

an open-air placing, a grand example of a common Lycian style. Ancient Roman sarcophagi—sometimes metal or plaster as well as limestone—were popular from...

The Sarcophagi of Helena and Constantina are two fourth century porphyry sarcophagi located in the Pio-Clementine Vatican Museum in Rome. The Sarcophagus...

porphyritic crystals of quartz Sarcophagi of Helena and Constantina – Ancient Roman sarcophagi BRADLEY, M. (2006). COLOUR AND MARBLE IN EARLY IMPERIAL ROME. The...

Traditional Roman sculpture is divided into five categories: portraiture, historical relief, funerary reliefs, sarcophagi, and copies of ancient Greek works...

used by the Romans throughout history, one being cremation, another inhumation. The vessels used for these practices include sarcophagi, ash chests,...

Early Christian sarcophagi are those Ancient Roman sarcophagi carrying inscriptions or carving relating them to early Christianity. They were produced...

Greco-Roman World. Routledge. pp. 282–287.; D'Ambra, Eva (2007). "Racing with Death: Circus Sarcophagi and the Commemoration of Children in Roman Italy"...

other sarcophagi have been found there. It is known for its densely populated, anti-classical composition of "writhing and highly emotive" Romans and Goths...

workshop in the city of Rome, from carrara marble. There are many more Roman sarcophagi with depictions of the Rape of Persephone. Whether Charlemagne was...

same museum, this sarcophagus is one of the oldest surviving high-status sarcophagi with elaborate carvings of Christian themes, and a complicated iconographic...

The Herculean Sarcophagus of Genzano is a Roman sarcophagus from Genzano, which is in store at the British Museum. It features the Twelve Labours of Hercules...

Aurelius. The sarcophagus is one of a group of about twenty-five late Roman battle sarcophagi, with one exception all apparently dating to 170–210, made in Rome...

often described in terms such as "proto-Renaissance", and draw on Ancient Roman sarcophagi and other influences to form a style that represents an early revival...

Sarcophagi". The height of the sarcophagus of the Mourners is 2.97 m, its length 2.54 m and its width 1.37 m. It is one of the best preserved ancient...

simpler. The huge porphyry Sarcophagi of Helena and Constantina are grand Imperial examples. Scenes from Roman sarcophagi Scenes of Orphic religion (2nd...

Marriage in ancient Rome (conubium) was a fundamental institution of society and was used by Romans primarily as a tool for interfamilial alliances. The...

using them for labor. In Roman art, animals were typically depicted as subservient to humans. Many ancient Roman sarcophagi depict the deceased hunting...

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the most dramatic and athletic poses in known Roman sculptures were crowded reliefs on Late Roman sarcophagi, while the known statues were nearly all dignified...

style of the work is classically restrained and mimics poses from ancient Roman sarcophagi, that were on display in the cardinal's collection. Others have...

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a secretion of love. In both ancient and later art, Cupid is often shown riding a dolphin. On ancient Roman sarcophagi, the image may represent the soul's...

but with generally flat relief which distinguishes them from ancient Roman sarcophagi. Their production has been dated to either the 5th, 6th, or 7th...

in 2015 that it was still in the collection, which makes it the only ancient Roman ring which can be traced to an original owner. Ricci, Corrado (2003)...

several archaeological finds came to light, including a group of five sarcophagi buried between the middle of the 2nd and the 3rd centuries AD; of these...

probably influenced by the familiarity of these artists with ancient Roman sarcophagi. Their masterpieces are the pulpits of the Baptistery and Cathedral...

Robert (2014). "The Christian sarcophagus population of Rome". Journal of Roman Archaeology. 27: 275–303. doi:10.1017/S104775941400124X. S2CID 162418721...

still made use of stone sarcophagi. The traditional Books of the Dead and amulets were also still popular.(p 103) The Romans conquered Egypt in 30 BCE...