- An arcosolium,
plural arcosolia, is an
arched recess used as a
place of entombment. The word is from
Latin arcus, "arch", and solium, "throne" (literally...
- the area
where today can be seen the
remains of the altar.
Nearby are
arcosolia and
other sepultures from
Byzantine times,
belonging to the late 6th century...
- part of the
monument contains a
small chamber with an
entrance and two
arcosolia (arched
funeral niches) and
constitutes the
actual tomb. The
second part...
-
skeletons were
buried in
loculi (individually
buried within a niche),
arcosolia (a
burial under an
arched recess), or
cubicala (individuals
grouped together...
-
solid limestone bedrock.
Within are six kokhim, or
burial shafts and two
arcosolia, or
arched shelves where a body
could be laid out for entombment. The...
-
angels Two
panels of
Moses Along the
walls of the Chora's
parecclesion are
arcosolia,
arched recesses for tombs,
likely intended for
Theodore Metochites and...
- a ground-floor
family sepulchre with a semi-cylindrical
vault and two
arcosolia on the
north and
south walls, and of an upper-floor
family chapel identical...
- for decoration.
Another excellent place for
artistic programs were the
arcosolia. The
complex system of
tunnels that
would later be
known as the catacombs...
- are made with both
kokhim (burial niches) in the old
Jewish style, and
arcosolia in the
Roman fashion. The tomb is
mentioned by the Roman-Jewish historian...
-
Arcosolium or
recessed bench tombs,
another five
distinct simple double arcosolia type, and nine
loculus or
kokhim tombs.
These are
considered to date to...
