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.

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 …

Early Christian art quickly adopted the sarcophagus, and they are the most common form of early Christian sculpture, progressing from simple examples with symbols to elaborate fronts, often …

Dec 14, 2022 · In her book, Roman Sarcophagi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, author Anna Marguerite McCann writes that this sarcophagus is the museum’s “one complete example of …

This monumental sarcophagus (c. 325-350) from the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls is notable for its exceptional artistic quality within the panorama of early Christian sculpture.

Sep 18, 2022 · What is so interesting about Wereshnefer’s sarcophagus is that it shows the Earth 𓇾𓇾 as being round. This is the first evidence that scientists and historians have of the Earth …

Mar 26, 2017 · The Simpeveld Sarcophagus is in the collection of the Rijiksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, is dated between 175-225 A.D., made of sandstone and measures 205 …

Dr. Zucker: [0:29] It’s marble, and it’s deeply carved. It’s relief sculpture, but the figures are almost carved in the round in many places. Dr. Harris: [0:35] The sarcophagus tells the tragedy of …

Dec 13, 2024 · The Phoenicians developed a white marble anthropoid sarcophagus of the Egyptian type in the 5th century bce, and in Hellenistic times they specialized in making …

The Velletri Sarcophagus is a Roman sarcophagus from 140–150 CE, displaying Greek and possible Asiatic influence. It features Hercules and other pagan deities framed by columned …