Publication

2015 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780199203246
  • ISBN-100199203245
  • OCLC Control Number930260350
  • Better World Books9780199203246
  • Open LibraryOL28581413M

Classifications

  • LCCNB1810
  • LCCNB1810 .H87 2015

Description

"This is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, which are the largest group of decorated marble sarcophagi to survive in the city of Rome. Characterized by panels of carved fluting - hence the description 'strigillated', after the curved strigil used by Roman bathers to scrape off oil - and limited figure scenes, they were produced from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, and thus cover a critical period in Rome, from empire to early Christianity. Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi focuses on their rich potential as an historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of the city in the later empire."

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