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  2. Sarcophagus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Ancient Roman sarcophagi - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. South Saqqara Stone - Wikipedia

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    The South Saqqara Stone is the lid of the sarcophagus of the ancient Egyptian queen Ankhesenpepi I, which was inscribed with a list for the reigns of the pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty from Teti, Userkare, Pepi I, Merenre to the early years of Pepi II under whom the document was likely created. It is essentially an annal document which records ...

  5. The original occupant of an Egyptian sarcophagus was ... - AOL

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    The lid of the sarcophagus is above. Reusing funerary items helped connect subsequent rulers to the New Kingdom period of Ramesses II, considered to be a glorious age of ancient Egypt ...

  6. Minoan sarcophagus (Hanover) - Wikipedia

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    The lid is decorated with two bands of waves, one on top of the other. The lid has the form of a pitched roof, flattened where it meets the edge of the sarcophagus, so that it sits firmly on the sarcophagus. The sarcophagus itself is painted on all four sides in a single brownish colour, which is typical.

  7. Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus - Wikipedia

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    The lid of the sarcophagus has a center plaque for inscription and is flanked by two masks showing the side profile of men. Their facial features are idealized, similar to the Romans in the battle scene, but their hair and beards are untamed like the Barbarians. The inscription plaque is now blank, but was thought to be inscribed with paint. [1]

  8. Roman funerary art - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Sarcophagus of Adelphia - Wikipedia

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    The front side of the marble sarcophagus is split into two registers, typical of the style of the time, with both Old Testament and New Testament subjects and a central shell-shaped clipeus containing the portraits of the dead couple, embracing. The lid of the sarcophagus forms a third register.