Sarcophagi Collection (#2)

Examination of a mummy - a Priestess of Amun, c. 1891 (oil on canvas)
PNH367462 Examination of a mummy - a Priestess of Amun, c.1891 (oil on canvas) by Philippoteaux, Paul Dominique (1846-1923); 183x274.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb of Alcetas, Termessos, Turkey

3rd Century AD Century 240 Ancient Age Rome Antique
3rd, Century, AD, century, 240, ancient, age, Rome, antique, antiquity, Art, dead, deceased, Europe, funerary, Germany, Glyptothek, hybrid, sea, creatures, munich, portrait, relief, reliefs, Roman

7th Century BC 664-30 Ancient Age Antique Antiquity
7th, century, BC, 664-30, ancient, age, antique, antiquity, Art, ba-bird, coffin, Copenhagen, death, decorated, decoration, Denmark, Egypt, egyptian, egyptians, Late, period, mummification

5th Century AD Al Bara Al-Kafr Archaeological
5th, Century, AD, Al, Bara, Al-Kafr, archaeological, park, archeology, Architecture, arqueological, sites, Art, Asia, building, byzantine, Byzantine, Empire, Byzantium, christian, christianity, Dead

Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta
View inside the Grand Masters (Knights of Malta) Crypt, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, showing the sarcophagi of (left to right) Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam

Israel Palestine Holy Land Middle East Jerusalem
israel, palestine, holy, land, middle, east, jerusalem, city, 1920s, 20s, twenties, stone, sculpture, carved, carving, figures, human, figure, effigy, niche, rome, roman, sarcophagus, sarcophagi

The Resurrection of Christ, 1622 (oil on copper)
XOS5885646 The Resurrection of Christ, 1622 (oil on copper) by Konig, Johann or Hans (1586-1642); 61x46 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Museum, 1875, Paolo Vetri (oil on canvas)
7059881 Museum, 1875, Paolo Vetri (oil on canvas) by Vetri, Paolo (1855-1937); Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Museum, 1875, Paolo Vetri, oil on canvas)

Roman Sarcophagus : Achilles, c. 200 (marble)
7322951 Roman Sarcophagus : Achilles, c.200 (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Roman Sarcophagus : Achilles, Greek Hero, at the court of King Lykomedes)

The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel)
LAF470816 The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel) by Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444); 36x28 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Tomb of William II of Sicily
6166434 Tomb of William II of Sicily by Unknown Artist, (16th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Monreale, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Tomb of William II of Sicily
6166343 Tomb of William II of Sicily by Unknown Artist, (16th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Monreale, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

A Gothic side table designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden
6339892 A Gothic side table designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829 by British School

Constructions du temps de Constantin, bas-reliefs d un sarcophage Constantinien (engraving)
7179789 Constructions du temps de Constantin, bas-reliefs d un sarcophage Constantinien (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meleager hunts the calydonian boar before Artemis the goddess of hunting. (sarcophagus)
7216135 Meleager hunts the calydonian boar before Artemis the goddess of hunting. (sarcophagus) by Roman, (1st-4th century AD); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sarcophage; Sarcophagus; Sarkophag (engraving)
7197485 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sarcophage; Sarcophagus; Sarkophag (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarcophage; Sarcophagus; Sarkophag)

"The Wandering Jew ", song by Beranger, 19th century (engraving)
7211532 " The Wandering Jew ", song by Beranger, 19th century (engraving) by Worms, Jules (1832-1914); (add.info.: Illustration by Meyer, engraving Worms)

Offering to Artemis Agrotera (engraving)
7193876 Offering to Artemis Agrotera (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Offering to Artemis Agrotera)

Meleager hunts the calydonian boar before Artemis the goddess of hunting. (sarcophagus)
7216136 Meleager hunts the calydonian boar before Artemis the goddess of hunting. (sarcophagus) by Roman, (1st-4th century AD); Musei Capitolini, Rome

Side Panel of a Sarcophagus, First half of the 3rd century. Creator: Unknown
Side Panel of a Sarcophagus, First half of the 3rd century

Head From a Sarcophagus, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (332 BCE-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Head From a Sarcophagus, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (332 BCE-30 BCE)

Head from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus, Egypt, Late Period / early Ptolemaic (664-220 BCE)
Head from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus, Egypt, Late Period/early Ptolemaic (664-220 BCE)

Sarcophagus (?) of a Cat, Egypt, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (about 664-32 BCE)

Reliquary in the form of a miniature sarcophagus, Tang dynasty, 8th century

Mummies in the Bristol Institution, c. 1834 (w / c & pencil on paper)
3900197 Mummies in the Bristol Institution, c.1834 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Prout, John Skinner (1806-76); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Sarcophagi (engraving)
5200982 Sarcophagi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarcophagi. Illustration for Costume of the Ancients by Thomas Hope (Henry G Bohn)

Detail from a sarcophagus (stone)
702401 Detail from a sarcophagus (stone) by Etruscan (3rd century BC); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Etruscan, out of copyright

Sarcophagus (stone)
702400 Sarcophagus (stone) by Etruscan (3rd century BC); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Etruscan, out of copyright

Sarcophagus from the Banditaccia Necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy (limestone)
702396 Sarcophagus from the Banditaccia Necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy (limestone) by Etruscan, (5th century BC); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Etruscan, out of copyright

The mummies of Setna and Ptahneferka playing dice for the magic book of Thoth (chromolitho)
3100646 The mummies of Setna and Ptahneferka playing dice for the magic book of Thoth (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The discovery of great treasures of ancient Thebes in the tomb of a Pharaoh (colour litho)
2809166 The discovery of great treasures of ancient Thebes in the tomb of a Pharaoh (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cartonnage mummy case, Late Ptolemaic Dynasty to Early Roman Empire, c
490751 Cartonnage mummy case, Late Ptolemaic Dynasty to Early Roman Empire, c.50 BC-AD 50 (painted & gilded cartonnage with glass inlays)

Sarcophagus, Herodium (sandstone)
1220463 Sarcophagus, Herodium (sandstone) by Levantine School; (add.info.: Sarcophagus found near the mausoleum believed to be that of King Herod the Great (73/74-4 BC)

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs (chromolitho)
735614 Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs)

Acilia Sarcophagus (marble)
703283 Acilia Sarcophagus (marble) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The relief contains a depiction of young Gordian III (225-244 AD)

Walk of Les Alyscamps (b / w photo)
XIR217923 Walk of Les Alyscamps (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Arles, France; (add.info.: the name is a corruption of Elysian Fields; ); French, out of copyright

Altar and Sarcophagi (engraving)
5200961 Altar and Sarcophagi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Altar and Sarcophagi)

Detail, Port des Comtes (stone)
MAE413544 Detail, Port des Comtes (stone) by French School; St. Sernin, Toulouse, France; ePaul Maeyaert; French, out of copyright

Coffin of Nesykhonsu, Thebes, Late 21st to Early 22nd Dynasty
490750 Coffin of Nesykhonsu, Thebes, Late 21st to Early 22nd Dynasty, 1000-900 BC (gessoed & painted sycamore fig) by Egyptian

Coffin of Bakenmut, Late 21st to Early 22nd Dynasty, c. 1000-900 BC
490725 Coffin of Bakenmut, Late 21st to Early 22nd Dynasty, c.1000-900 BC (gessoed & painted sycamore) by Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period (c.1069-664 BC); 208x68 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Camp Santo of Pisa (engraving)
729446 Camp Santo of Pisa (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From El Mundo Ilustrado, published in Barcelona)

Church of Saint-Honoratus at Les Alyscamps (stone) (b / w photo)
XIR217922 Church of Saint-Honoratus at Les Alyscamps (stone) (b/w photo) by Romanesque, (12th century); Arles, France; (add.info.: the name is a corruption of Elysian Fields; ); out of copyright

Battle sarcophagus, c. 190 (marble)
1071296 Battle sarcophagus, c.190 (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); 63.5x208.3x63.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; the Cecil and Ida Green Acquisition Fund

Lamentations over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt, 1877

Pieta, 1520s. Creator: Moretto da Brescia
Pieta, 1520s

Madonna and Child in a Garden, c. 1460 / 1470. Creator: CosmeTura
Madonna and Child in a Garden, c. 1460/1470

The Sarcophagus, 1640. Creator: Laurent de la Hyre
The Sarcophagus, 1640

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"Sarcophagi: Portals to Ancient Worlds and Timeless Tales" Step into the world of sarcophagi, where history comes alive through intricate carvings and captivating stories. From Napoleon I paying homage at the tomb of Frederick the Great in 1806 to mummies dicing their fate, these stone coffins hold secrets that transcend centuries. Travel to Konya, Turkey, where the Sultans' Tombs within the Mausoleum of Aleeddin Mosque stand as a testament to royal grandeur. Dating back to the 3rd century AD in ancient Rome, witness how these they were revered even during that era's antique age. Delve further into antiquity with discoveries from 7th-century BC Palestine and Jerusalem. Unearthed treasures like Al Bara Al-Kafr Archaeological site reveal glimpses into life during this ancient age. In Valletta, Malta lies the Grand Masters Crypt—a hauntingly beautiful resting place for noble knights who once protected their land. Marvel at its architectural splendor while contemplating their legacy. The Resurrection of Christ depicted on a painting from 1622 reminds us of sarcophagi's connection to faith and spirituality. These tombs not only preserve mortal remains but also symbolize hope for eternal life beyond death. Roman marble sarcophagus adorned with Dionysiac scenes takes us back to an era when gods and goddesses reigned supreme. The artistry displayed on this masterpiece transports us directly into Roman mythology itself. A married couple immortalized in a sarcophagus from around 240 AD gives insight into love and companionship cherished by ancient Romans. Their bond transcends time as we ponder what they shared together all those years ago. Lastly, Minoan Art presents The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus—painted with vibrant scenes that depict daily life in ancient Crete. This masterpiece serves as a window into a civilization long gone, yet forever preserved in stone.