The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa (page 10/32)

Inscription

An inscription commemorating someone who died aged at the age of 87 years, in 1810, by the name of Antonius Nicolaus Thomae (I think).

Oval sarcophagus

Oval sarcohpagus, fragmented, readapted as tub (end of 3^rd century a.d.). On the front two sets of undulating fluting opposite each other; in between mandorla with good shepherd. At the extremeties winged genii with an [...] [more...]

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Smooth rectangular sarcohpagus. Gable lid with fake tiles and acroteria with theatrical masks (end of 3^rd and beginning of 4^th century a.d.). [more...]

Oval sarcohpagus from 3rd century

Oval sarcohpagus, fragmented, readapted as tub (end of 3^rd century a.d.). On the front two sets of undulating fluting opposite each other; in between mandorla with good shepherd. At the extremeties winged genii with an [...] [more...]

Inscription from 16th century

An inscription that mentions the date 1608. [more...]

Theatrical mask from late Roman stone coffin 1

Smooth rectangular sarcohpagus. Gable lid with fake tiles and acroteria with theatrical masks (end of 3^rd and beginning of 4^th century a.d.). [more...]

late Roman stone coffin

Another view.

Theatrical mask from late Roman stone coffin 2

“acroteria with theatrical masks” close-up. The empty eyes and the open mouth might indeed be a theatrical mask (perhaps an actor was buried in this [...] [more...]

Inscription 1

A longer one, I think mentioning the date 1649.

Inscription 2

The left-hand end.

Inscription 3

A view of the entire inscription. I have not transcribed it; if someone sends me the transcription (or a translation!) I will put it here.

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Rectangular sarcohpagus with no decoations. Gable top with simple acroteria with no decorations. On the frontal sloping side of the top there is an engraved pisan cross inscribed in a circle (medieval age). [more...]