sarcophagus

Examples of sarcophagus in the following topics:

• Etruscan Art under the Influence of the Romans

  • On the Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena, two figures of Charun (with hammers but without wings) are depicted on either side of a central figure, most likely Lars Pulena, swinging their hammers at his head.
  • Two winged representations of Vanth also appear on the sarcophagus, at either end of the frieze.
  • The lid of the sarcophagus depicts a portrait of the deceased.
  • The woman who reclines atop the urn wears attire more akin to that of a Roman matron than to the woman on the Sarcophagus of the Spouses.
  • As with the sculpture on the Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena, these attributes of age align with the respect afforded to elders in Roman society.

• Sculpture during the Decline of the Roman Empire

  • In the scenes shown on the Ludovisi Sarcophagus, the undercutting of the deep relief exhibits virtuosic and very time-consuming drill work that conveys chaos and a sense of weary, open-ended victory.

• Etruscan Sculpture

  • A late sixth century sarcophagus excavated from a tomb in Cerveteri is a terra cotta sarcophagus depicting a couple reclining together on a dining couch.
  • The sarcophagus displays not only the Etruscan Archaic style but also Etruscan skill in working with terra cotta.

• Funerary Art

  • Wall tombs in churches strictly included the body itself, often in a sarcophagus, while the body is frequently buried in a crypt or under the church floor, with a monument on the wall.
  • Persons of importance, especially monarchs, might be buried in a free-standing sarcophagus, perhaps surrounded by an elaborate enclosure using metalwork and sculpture.

• The East

  • The Taj Mahal is completely symmetrical except for Shah Jahan's sarcophagus, which is placed off center in the crypt room below the main floor.

• Tutankhamun and Ramses II

  • His mummy still rests in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, though is now on display in a climate-controlled glass box rather than his original golden sarcophagus .

• Tombs

  • This involved removing the internal organs, wrapping the body in linen, and burying the mummy in a rectangular stone sarcophagus or wooden coffin.

• Italian Gothic Sculpture: The Pisano Family

  • Their relief sculptures drew heavily from the carved Roman sarcophagus and were characterized by sophisticated and crowded compositions and a sympathetic handling of nudity.

• Tombs of the Middle Kingdom

  • Used from the Middle Kingdom until the end of the Ptolemaic Period nearly 2000 years later, most shabtis were of a small size, often covering the floor around a sarcophagus.

• Architecture under the Merovingians

  • A feature of the basilica of Saint-Martin that became a hallmark of Frankish church architecture was the sarcophagus or reliquary of the saint raised to be visible and sited axially behind the altar, sometimes in the apse.