Sarcophagus of the spouses

numis marte on Instagram: "Etruscan Culture, the famous "Sarcofago degli Sposi" (Sarcophagus of the Spouses), 520 BC, from the Ancient City of Caere, modern day Cerveteri, Roma, Lazio, Italy. Made of Terracotta it is considered one of the Great Masterpieces of the Etruscan Art, showing a Couple of Spouses lying down in a "Kline", during a Symposium (Banquet). Courtesy of @museoetruscovillagiulia #antique #antiquity #istorija #arkeoloji #museoetruscovillagiulia #etruschi #etruscan #etruria…

The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is the name given to this monumental terracotta Etruscan funerary urn, representing two spouses reclining side by side in a typical Etruscan banquet pose. Their ashes or remains were placed in the urn.

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sarcophagus high relief depicting Roman marriage ceremony; smaller version, 160-80 CE detail of couple clasping right hands (dextrarum iunctio) with pronuba between; groom holds scroll probably symbolizing betrothal contract. view form other side. Made of Proconnesian marble; partly restored in the 18th century. London, British Museum.

This article originally appeared in the May 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. You can also watch a video of our Facebook Live chat with Laura Morelli, PhD who wrote this article and our entire special report on the Etruscans. In about 750 BCE, the people of central Italy had a problem. To their south, ships carrying strange soldiers, merchants, and ... Read More

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Drawing of the Sarcophagus of Aspalta. King of Nubia (Sudan), c. 593–568 BCE. The inscriptions carved into this granite sarcophagus demonstrate the flexibility of hieroglyphics.

150 AD ca. Fragment of sarcophagus with amazonomachia, from attic types, Ancient Roman sarcophagi in the Museo Ostiense (Ostia Antica)