#sarcophogus

[wandering-cemeteries]

Ancient Roman sarcophagus depicting the myth of Diana and Endymion, 3rd Century CE.

Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome

Feb. 2024

*Text corrected. This one is officially known as "Diana and Endymion". Diana is being depicted as Luna (Greek Selene), one of her forms.

The Met in NYC has a similar (but much smaller) version that is "Selene and Endymion." Got them mixed up.

BTW Greek/Roman mythology is confusing.

[supplyside]

More than 400,000m³ of concrete and 7,300 tons of steel were used during 206 days of construction, which concluded in late November 1986

[life-globe-blog]

One of the 2,500-year-old coffins discovered in a burial shaft in the desert near the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/handout via Reuters

[yinlinn]

someone: rami malek, best known for his role in mr. robot-

me: night at the museum? mummy man

someone: what? No-

me: m-mummy man..

[wandering-cemeteries]

Ancient Roman sarcophagus from the 3rd century CE. Since it's in the crypt of a cathedral, I'm guessing it was reused in the Medieval period.

Cathedral of Palermo, Sicily

Dec. 2019

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Coffin of the Priestess Iset-en-kheb

Egyptian, 7th-6th century BCE

Liebieghaus, Frankfurt, Germany

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Painted inner coffin containing a mummy of an Ancient Egyptian woman who died at 25.

Late 21st-22nd Dynasty (959-924 BCE)

Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

March 2024

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An Ancient Roman sarcophagus decorated with grape harvesting cupids. 160 CE

Baths of Diocletian, Rome

Feb. 2024