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New marble sarcophagus. The marble comes from a quarry in the eastern mediterranean and was probably shipped to rome where it was worked. A more than 2 000 year old sarcophagus has been discovered in alexandria egypt but what or who is inside is still unknown. Santa maria antiqua sarcophagus sarcophagus with philosopher orant and old and new testament scenes c. Although early sarcophagi were made to hold coffins within the term has come to refer to any stone coffin that is placed above ground.
A sarcophagus is a stone coffin or a container to hold a coffin. A sarcophagus plural sarcophagi is a box like funeral receptacle for a corpse 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. Only a very wealthy and powerful person would have been able to commission and purchase such a sarcophagus and it was probably made for a member of one of the old aristocratic families in rome itself. Hence sarcophagus means flesh eating from the phrase lithos sarkophagos λίθος.
Marble sarcophagus with garlands artist. The earliest stone sarcophagi were used by egyptian pharaohs of the 3rd dynasty which reigned from about 2686 to 2613 b c e. Three weeks ago archaeologists in egypt found a massive black granite sarcophagus in alexandria untouched for 2 000 years and fleet footed rumour quickly got to work. In the metropolitan museum of art new york city.
A mysterious black granite sarcophagus discovered in alexandria egypt dating to a time after alexander the great conquered the area in 332 b c has been opened. 270 c e marble 23 1 4 x 86 inches santa maria antiqua rome. The central figure is dionysus seated on the back of a panther. Roman sarcophagus depicting the triumph of dionysus and the seasons marble sarcophagus depicting the triumph of dionysus and the seasons phrygian marble roman c.
Herakles and the nemean lion. Gallery 169 left corner of a marble sarcophagus.
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