Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 134
ios, at Home. Under the Antonines sarcophagi were frequentlyused. They were embellished with ornaments and elaborate basreliefs. The ashes of the bodies were enclosed in cinerary urns, whichwere composed of various materials, and were varied in form,with or without inscriptions. The urns of the… … COLUMBARIUM. or several urns were placed. This is what the Romans called acolumbarium, a name derived from the likeness of the niches in thewalls to pigeon holes.* When the deceased, having been killed inbattle, or having died at sea, did not receive the honours of scpul- * There are several of…
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