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Ancient Roman sarcophagi
In the funeral and burial practices of ancient Rome, elaborately carved marble and limestone sarcophagi were characteristic of elite inhumation from the 2nd to the 4th centuries AD.〔Zahra Newby, "Myth and Death: Roman Mythological Sarcophagi," in ''A Companion to Greek Mythology'' (Blackwell, 2011), p. 301.〕 At least 10,000 Roman sarcophagi survive, with fragments possibly representing as many as 20,000.〔Jaś Elsner, introduction to ''Life, Death and Representation: Some New Work on Roman Sarcophagi'' (De Gruyter, 2011), p. 1.〕 Although mythological scenes have been mostly widely studied,〔Elsner, introduction to ''Life, Death and Representation'', p. 12.〕 sarcophagus relief has been called the "richest single source of Roman iconography,"〔Elsner, introduction to ''Life, Death and Representation'', p. 14.〕 and may also depict the deceased's occupation or life course, military scenes, and other subject matter. The same workshops produced sarcophagi with Jewish or Christian imagery.〔Elsner, introduction to ''Life, Death and Representation'', pp. 1, 9.〕 Early Christian sarcophagi produced from the late 3rd century onwards, represent the earliest form of large Christian sculpture, and are important for the study of Early Christian art.
==History==
Cremation was the predominant means of disposing of remains in the Roman Republic. Ashes contained in cinerary urns and other monumental vessels were placed in tombs. From the 2nd century AD onward, inhumation became more common, and after the Roman Empire came under Christian rule, was standard practice.〔Glenys Davies, "Before Sarcophagi," in ''Life, Death and Representation,'' p. 20ff.〕
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