Sarcophagi Collection (#3)

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

The Tomb of Pietro and Giovanni de Medici from The Tombs of the Medici, 1570

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Battle of the Amazons, 1559. 1559
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Battle of the Amazons, 1559

Jerusalem, Sarcophage judaique, 1854. Creator: Auguste Salzmann
Jerusalem, Sarcophage judaique, 1854

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Egypt, Alexandria, Carved stone detail on a sarcophagus at The Catacombs of Kom El Shuqafa

The Wages of War, 1848. Creator: Henry Peters Gray
The Wages of War, 1848

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, early 1740s. Creator: Canaletto
Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, early 1740s

Splendid altar of St. Pauls - outside the walls, Rome, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Splendid altar of St. Pauls - outside the walls, Rome, c1909. Altar over the tomb of St Paul in Saint Paul Outside the Walls, founded by Roman Emperor Constantine I

Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Sarcophagus of Santa Giustina, c1476, (1881). Etching of a marble tomb made c1476, probably for the church of Santa Giustina at Padua in Italy, by Gregorio di Allegretto

Vault of the Hapsburgs in the Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Vault of the Hapsburgs in the Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria, c1935. The monastery and Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, (known in German as the Kapuzinerkirche)

Roman Sarcophagus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Roman Sarcophagus, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Tomb of Valerius Amandinus (A Roman General), 1908. From Early London - Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and Norman, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1908]

Roman marble sarcophagus found at Clapton in 1867, carved with a medallion relief of figure, 1872. From the Guildhall Museum, City of London

The Egyptian Room, British Museum, Holborn, London, c1840. Artist: William Radclyffe
The Egyptian Room, British Museum, Holborn, Camden, London, c1840; an interior view of visitors

An Ancient Sarcophagus of Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain, 1802. Artist
An Ancient Sarcophagus of Basaltes, called the Lovers Fountain, 1802. Plate 10 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer

The Alexander Sarcophagus, c1901, (1907). The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great

Sarcophagus and burial chamber of Rameses VI, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Sarcophagus and burial chamber of Rameses VI, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, c1890. Rameses VI was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt. He reigned from 1145 to 1137 BC

A ransacked Egyptian tomb, 1933-1934. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934

Britains glorious dead honoured by tomb and monument in St Pauls Cathedral, 1926-1927. Lord Nelsons monument and sarcophagus, Wellingtons memorial, by Stevens, the Duke of Wellingtons sarcophagus

Khufus sarcophagus, broken by robbers, in the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Khufus sarcophagus, broken by robbers, in the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. See how the tomb-robbers have broken away the corner in their mad search for treasure

Medusa
Roman art. Medusa, Relief, Monster, Sarcophagi, Aphrodisias, Caria, Turkey

Roman marble sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes, 2nd century
Roman marble sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes, also showing centaurs, fauns, and Silenus. From the National Museum in Rome, 2nd century

Main hall of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt
Ground level of the main hall of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, exhibiting sarcophagi as well as various statues such as the monumental depiction of Amenhotep III

Sarcophagus of a married couple. About 240 AD. Ancient Rome
Roman art. Sarcophagus of a married couple. About 240 AD. The couple extending hands to each other also appear in the side panels. He as a Greek orator, she as a muse, a cultural ideal. Glyptothek

Campo Santo Pisa Veduta dell area interna del Campo-Santo di Pisa
Campo Santo in Pisa Veduta dell area interna del Campo-Santo di Pisa (title on object), View of the lawn with holy earth, part of the walled Campo Santo cemetery in Pisa

Lazio Viterbo Tarquinia S. Giovanni Battista, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, The church was built in the 13th century, and was connected to the Knights of Malta

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Palazzo Comunale Italy
Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Palazzo Comunale, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Exterior views of Renaissance palazzo portico, portal fresco, courtyard with fountain and view of SS

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico Italy italian country
Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Views of paintings Middle Ages through 18th c

Lazio Roma Rome Zagarolo Palazzo Colonna Italy
Lazio Roma Zagarolo Palazzo Colonna, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Post-medieval Architectural sculpture Antiquities Fragments of architectural sculpture, sarcophagi

Lazio Roma Rome Gallicano nel Lazio S. Nicola
Lazio Roma Gallicano nel Lazio S. Nicola, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Post-medieval Architecture, painting, architectural sculpture Antiquities Architectural fragments

Lazio Roma Rome Frascati Villa Mondragone Italy
Lazio Roma Frascati Villa Mondragone, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Exterior views of outer and courtyard facades of the 16th c. villa, now a Jesuit school

Lazio Roma Rome Anzio Villa Spigarelli Italy
Lazio Roma Anzio Villa Spigarelli, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Post-medieval A 19th century neoclassical villa built on the imperial villa said to be of Nero which was in

Lazio Latina Terracina Museo Archeologico Italy
Lazio Latina Terracina Museo Archeologico, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Antiquities Stone figures, both full-length and busts ancient altars, sarcophagi

Lazio Latina Gaeta SS Erasmo e Marziano Cathedral
Lazio Latina Gaeta SS. Erasmo e Marziano, Cathedral, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Views of objects in the pinacoteca, including paintings, 14th and 15th c

Umbria Terni Ferentillo Abbazia di S. Pietro in Valle, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, The abbey was founded on the location where two hermits, Lazzaro and Giovanni

Umbria Terni Amelia Palazzo Comunale Italy italian country
Umbria Terni Amelia Palazzo Comunale, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Medieval Architectural sculpture sarcophagus, capitals

Palmyra Tomb three brothers Right hand chamber
Palmyra. Tomb of the three brothers. Right hand chamber showing sarcophagi, loculi and portrait and group carvings. 1920, Syria, Tadmur

Pl XIII. collection antique vases altars paterae
Pl. XIII. A collection of antique vases, altars, paterae, tripods, candelabra, sarcophagi, andc. from various museums and collections, Baber, Henry Hervey, 1775-1869, Moses, Henry, 1782

Bartoli Antichi Sepolchri Plate 124. Etruscan Cinerary
from Bartolis Antichi Sepolchri, Plate 124. An Etruscan Cinerary Urn, A collection of antique vases, altars, paterae, tripods, candelabra, sarcophagi, andc

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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.