arcosolium
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Origin of arcosolium
1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin arc ( us ) arc + -o- -o- + solium sarcophagus
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The front of the arcosolium is closed by a wall, on the surface of which is an interesting fresco, which is here reproduced.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
Each side of the cubiculum, except that of the entrance, usually contains a recessed tomb, either a table-tomb or an arcosolium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Other forms of very frequent recurrence are the table tomb and arched tomb, or arcosolium.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
In arcosolium tombs the receptacles are benches cut in the wall, like the berths in a steamer's cabin.
From How to Observe in Archaeology by Various
It is a painting on the vaulted roof of an arcosolium in the cemetery of St. Priscilla, and it is reproduced in the work before us in its original size.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
The arcosolia were dismantled, and the loculi violated one by one.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
All the graves in this cemetery are arcosolia, and yet the date of construction is early.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 by Various
The Christians scattered the relics of the first occupants, knocked down their busts, built arcosolia in the three recesses of the Greek cross, and honeycombed with loculi the side walls of the corridor.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
Table-tombs and arcosolia are by no means rare in the corridors of the catacombs, but they belong more generally to the cubicula, or family vaults, of which we now proceed to speak.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The niche over tombs of this kind was of the same length as the grave, and generally vaulted in a semicircular form, whence they were called arcosolia.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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