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Roman Funerary Sculpture and Sarcophagi Workshops (2nd–4th centuries CE)

Roman Funerary Sculpture and Sarcophagi Workshops (2nd–4th centuries CE)

  1. Marble sarcophagi become elite Roman burials

    Labels: Marble sarcophagus, Elite Romans

  2. Workshop-driven “architectural” framing gains popularity

    Labels: Architectural framing, Workshops

  3. Battle sarcophagi emerge from Rome’s carving shops

    Labels: Battle sarcophagi, Roman workshops

  4. Portonaccio Sarcophagus exemplifies late Antonine style

    Labels: Portonaccio Sarcophagus, Late Antonine

  5. Proconnesian marble supply reshapes sarcophagus production

    Labels: Proconnesian marble, Marble supply

  6. Garland sarcophagi spread as adaptable workshop products

    Labels: Garland sarcophagi, Workshop products

  7. Aphrodisias workshop shows long-lived production systems

    Labels: Aphrodisias workshop, Asia Minor

  8. Strigil patterns become a popular “template” design

    Labels: Strigil pattern, Sarcophagus front

  9. Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus reflects third-century upheaval

    Labels: Ludovisi Sarcophagus, Third Century

  10. Persecutions limit public Christian imagery, not private demand

    Labels: Great Persecution, Christian imagery

  11. Edict of Milan era boosts Christian sarcophagus production

    Labels: Edict of, Christian sarcophagi

  12. Imperial porphyry sarcophagi blend pagan and Christian motifs

    Labels: Porphyry sarcophagi, Imperial family

  13. Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus showcases elite Christian narrative relief

    Labels: Junius Bassus, Christian narrative

  14. Nicene Christianity becomes imperial policy priority

    Labels: Edict of, Nicene Christianity

  15. Late antique continuity and disruption end many workshop traditions

    Labels: Late antique, Aphrodisias continuity