The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa (page 4/32)

sarcophagus from 3rd century C.E. 1: front view

Rectangular sarcophagus (end of 3rd century a.d.) with undulating fluting and clipeus with busts of married couple. At the extremeties Bacchus and Mercurius. [...] [more...]

sarcophagus from 3rd century C.E. 2: detail

Showinf the married couple, who appear to be holding a machine gun, although since it’s a late Roman carving some 1700 years old or more, I doubt that. [more...]

sarcophagus from 3rd century C.E. 3: Bacchus

This naked man is Bacchus, your local deity.

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Rectangular sarcophagus with nereids and tritons, hippocampus and genius (second half of 2nd century a.d.). Gable top with inscriptions for Michele Saccieri, operaio dell’opera di santa maria (✢ 1341). [more...]

Stone Sarcophagus

An unidentified stone sarcophagus; I think I missed the caption, sorry.

Mural fragments

The remains of the painting on the walls.

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Rectangular sarcophagus (mid 2nd century a.d.). On the front winged victories holding an inscribed board; on the extremeties winged genii. On the flanks a couple of gryphons facing [...] [more...]

Second century sarcophagus 1: gryphons

A pair of gryphons facing one another.

Second century sarcophagus 2: front view

Winged angels of death hold aloft an inscription. Grieving mourners sit below. [more...]

Second century sarcophagus 3: the inscription

Close-up of the Roman inscription: [more...]

Second century sarcophagus 4: other gryphons

The gryphons carved into the other end of this Roman stone coffin, or sarcophagus.

Heraldic crest

An heraldic crest, or coat of arms, on a tombstone.