FuneraryAntiquité· IIe-IVe siècle
Decorated Jewish sarcophagus
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Description
Funerary chest of stone or marble bearing Jewish symbols (menorah, lulav, shofar) or scenes, attested notably in the necropolis of Beit Shearim. Some examples combine figurative decoration and inscriptions.
Significance
They shed light on the funerary practices and eschatological beliefs of the Jewish elites of late Antiquity.
Features
- Provenance
- Beit Shearim et Rome
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Beit She'arim necropolis
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Recumbent Sephardic funerary slab from Amsterdam
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