The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa (page 10/32)

Medieval sarcophagus 2

Medieval sarcophagus 2

This stone coffin would make a nice horse-trough or even a stone planter for flowers in a garden!

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Inscription

Inscription

An inscription commemorating someone who died aged at the age of 87 years, in 1810, by the name of Antonius Nicolaus Thomae (I think).

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Oval sarcophagus

Oval sarcophagus

Oval sarcohpagus, fragmented, readapted as tub (end of 3rd century a.d.). On the front two sets of undulating fluting opposite each other; in between mandorla with good shepherd. At the extremeties winged genii with an [...] [more...]

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caption

caption

Smooth rectangular sarcohpagus. Gable lid with fake tiles and acroteria with theatrical masks (end of 3rd and beginning of 4th century a.d.). [more...]

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Oval sarcohpagus from 3rd century

Oval sarcohpagus from 3rd century

Oval sarcohpagus, fragmented, readapted as tub (end of 3rd century a.d.). On the front two sets of undulating fluting opposite each other; in between mandorla with good shepherd. At the extremeties winged genii with an [...] [more...]

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Inscription from 16th century

Inscription from 16th century

An inscription that mentions the date 1608. [more...]

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Theatrical mask from late Roman stone coffin 1

Theatrical mask from late Roman stone coffin 1

Smooth rectangular sarcohpagus. Gable lid with fake tiles and acroteria with theatrical masks (end of 3rd and beginning of 4th century a.d.). [more...]

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late Roman stone coffin

late Roman stone coffin

Another view.

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Theatrical mask from late Roman stone coffin 2

Theatrical mask from late Roman stone coffin 2

“acroteria with theatrical masks” close-up. The empty eyes and the open mouth might indeed be a theatrical mask (perhaps an actor was buried in this [...] [more...]

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Inscription 1

Inscription 1

A longer one, I think mentioning the date 1649.

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Inscription 2

Inscription 2

The left-hand end.

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Inscription 3

Inscription 3

A view of the entire inscription. I have not transcribed it; if someone sends me the transcription (or a translation!) I will put it here.

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