...The tombs of the Scipio family and their sarcophagi are good examples of those belonging to aristocrats under the Roman Republic after the 3rd century BC. Other well-known examples around Rome include the Etruscan sarcophagus (around the 6th century BC) with a reclining couple carved into the lid, and the Apostles' Sarcophagus (5th century) in Arles, France, which, following the spread of Christianity, is based on the Bible and the Passion of Christ. In Western Asia, the kings of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, including Darius I, built cruciform rock-cut tombs around Persepolis, where the sarcophagi were carved into the tomb chambers carved into the rock walls. *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Etruscan Sarcophagus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…また,前3世紀以後のローマ共和政下の貴族のものとしては,スキピオ家の墓所とその石棺群が好例であろう。そのほか,ローマ周辺では,古くは,蓋に横たわる夫婦像を丸彫にしたエトルリアの石棺(前6世紀ころ),新しくは,キリスト教の普及に伴い聖書や受難に題材をとったフランスのアルルの〈使徒の石棺〉(5世紀)などがよく知られている。 西アジアでは,アケメネス朝ペルシアのダレイオス1世以下の諸王が,ペルセポリス周辺に十字形磨崖陵墓を営んでいるが,そこでは岩壁にうがたれた墓室に石棺が造り出されている。… ※「エトルリアの石棺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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