Lycian sarcophagi

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ancient funerary monument archaeological artifact category sarcophagus type

The Lycian sarcophagi are elaborately carved ancient stone coffins from the Lycian civilization of southwestern Anatolia, renowned for their distinctive house-like forms and rich relief decoration.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Lycian necropolis 1
Lycian rock tombs 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient funerary monument ⓘ
archaeological artifact category ⓘ
sarcophagus type ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
culture Lycian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts battle scenes ⓘ
funerary banquets ⓘ
geometric ornament ⓘ
mythological scenes ⓘ
processions ⓘ
developedIn Lycian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
exhibitedAt Antalya Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Istanbul Archaeology Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ
various regional museums in Turkey ⓘ
foundIn Antalya Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fethiye region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaş region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xanthos NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic elaborately carved ⓘ
gable-roofed lid ⓘ
house-like form ⓘ
monolithic construction ⓘ
rich relief decoration ⓘ
hasPart sarcophagus chest ⓘ
sarcophagus lid ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the archaeological heritage of Turkey ⓘ
influenced later funerary architecture in the region ⓘ
influencedBy Anatolian funerary traditions ⓘ
Greek art ⓘ
locatedInTheGeographicalArea Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern Anatolia ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
notableExample Harpy Tomb-type monuments of Lycia ⓘ
Lycian sarcophagus in the British Museum ⓘ
relatedTo Lycian pillar tombs ⓘ
Lycian rock-cut tombs ⓘ
researchField art history ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ
funerary archaeology ⓘ
style Anatolian-Greek hybrid style ⓘ
Lycian architectural style ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor burial of the dead ⓘ
commemoration of the deceased ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Istanbul Archaeological Museums → notableExhibit → Lycian sarcophagi ⓘ
Xanthos → hasStructure → Lycian sarcophagi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lycian necropolis
Kaş → hasNearbyAttraction → Lycian sarcophagi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lycian rock tombs