Rushforth, G. McN. (Gordon McNeil), 1862-1938, Ashby, Thomas, 1874-1931. Classical topography of the Roman campagna · London : [Macmillan & Co.] · leaf 124
that they belonged to the same period as the main decorationsof the building, i.e. the eighth and possibly the succeeding century. Mostof the graves, each of which held several bodies, were constructed of ancientmaterials and on the following plan (Fig. 7). The walls, which were ofcourse common to… … Fig. 7.—Section and Plan of Graves in S. Maria Antiqua. the floor was paved with large square tiles. Each grave, lying, as it didin most cases, parallel to the axis of the building, opened at the endnearest to the entrance {i.e. the N.E.) into a square chamber which we maysuppose was covered by a…
Santa Maria Antiqua (Church : Rome, Italy) · Church decoration and ornament · Art, Byzantine
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