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The Sarcophagus of the Spouses (Italian: Sarcofago degli Sposi) is a tomb effigy considered one of the masterpieces of Etruscan art. [1] The Etruscans lived in Italy between two main rivers, the Arno and the Tiber, and were in contact with the Ancient Greeks through trade, mainly during the Orientalizing and Archaic periods. [2]
When they started to bury their dead in the late 6th century they used terracotta sarcophagi, [9] with an image of the deceased reclining on the lid alone or with a spouse. [9] The Etruscan style influenced late Ancient Greek , especially in the manner of showing the dead as they had been in life, typically in the stele (stone or wooden slabs ...
By the fourth century, a portrait of a couple on a sarcophagus from the empire did not necessarily signify the burial of two spouses but instead demonstrated the importance of the material bond. Lucius Antistius Sarculo and Antistia Plutia
A sarcophagus (pl.: sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word sarcophagus comes from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγεῖν phagein meaning "to eat"; hence sarcophagus means "flesh-eating", from the phrase lithos ...
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Cover of the 4th edition of "Etruscologia" by Massimo Pallottino. Etruscology is the study of the ancient civilization of the Etruscans in Italy (), which was incorporated into an expanding Roman Empire during the period of Rome's Middle Republic.
The Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysus is a good example of a Metropolitan Roman-style sarcophagus with its flat lid, three-sided decoration, and Dionysian scenes from Greek mythology. Sarcophagi production of the ancient Roman Empire involved three main parties: the customer, the sculpting workshop that carved the monument, and the ...