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Roman Children's Sarcophagi - Their Decoration and its Social Significance (Hardcover, New)
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Roman Children's Sarcophagi - Their Decoration and its Social Significance (Hardcover, New)
Series: Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology
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This book is the first major study of the themes which were used in
the decoration of sarcophagi made for children in Rome and Ostia
from the late first to early fourth century AD. It provides a
selective catalogue of examples of each type, followed by
discussion of how these fit into the general pattern. This allows
certain themes to be identified which are virtually exclusive to
children's sarcophagi. The second part of the book discusses the
choice of subjects and how these reflect the standing of children
in Roman society: to what extent, for instance, was childhood shown
as a differentiated stage in life, or was it dominated by
aspirations of the adult world? How is the death of a child treated
in art? There are separate sections on the role of workshops and
customers in the development of child specific imagery, and on
material from the early Christian era, providing some interesting
distinctions resulting from differing attitudes towards children
and beliefs about life and death.
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