Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women

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ancient funerary monument classical artwork sarcophagus

The Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women is an elaborately carved ancient stone coffin famed for its procession of veiled female figures in grief, considered one of the masterpieces of classical funerary art.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient funerary monument ⓘ classical artwork ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ
artForm	funerary art ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important example of classical funerary iconography ⓘ reference work for study of mourning figures in antiquity ⓘ
artisticGenre	classical funerary sculpture ⓘ
associatedTheme	commemoration of the deceased ⓘ female roles in funerary rites ⓘ ritual lamentation ⓘ
culturalContext	classical antiquity ⓘ
depicts	funerary procession ⓘ mourning women ⓘ
function	coffin for the dead ⓘ funerary monument ⓘ
hasFeature	elaborate carved reliefs ⓘ figures shown in attitudes of grief ⓘ procession of veiled female figures ⓘ
hasPart	carved relief panels ⓘ coffin chest ⓘ frieze of mourning women ⓘ lid (now often discussed as part of the monument) ⓘ
iconography	ritual mourning ⓘ veiled women in procession ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	expressive female figures ⓘ highly detailed drapery carving ⓘ processional composition ⓘ representation of grief in sculpture ⓘ status as a masterpiece of classical funerary art ⓘ
subjectMatter	death and commemoration ⓘ mourning and bereavement ⓘ
visualStyle	classical relief sculpture ⓘ narrative frieze ⓘ

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Istanbul Archaeological Museums → notableExhibit → Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women ⓘ