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22 octobre 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.pupvd.7078
- isbn: 9782354121754
- eisbn: 9782354124212
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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sculpture monument funéraire sarcophage art paléochrétien iconographie art païen approche anthropologique Arts & Humanities ART015060 ACGSujets proches
Sarcophaguses Cultus Cult Western art (Western countries) Fine arts Iconography Arts, Fine Art, Occidental Arts, Visual Visual arts Occidental art Art, Visual Art, Western (Western countries) ArtsCiter ce document
Katharina Meinecke, « Funerary Cult at Sarcophagi, Rome and Vicinity », Presses universitaires de Perpignan, ID : 10.4000/books.pupvd.7078
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Roman sarcophagi have so far been studied mostly from an iconographical or stylistic point of view. How the stone chests were actually used as coffins in a funerary context, has not been at the centre of interest therefore. The funerary function of the sarcophagi includes how they were set up in the burial chambers and how they were integrated into the funerary rituals. From ancient literature, inscriptions, and images, we are well informed about the different steps of the funerary ritual. Bu...