- 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...
-
skeletons were
buried in
loculi (individually
buried within a niche),
arcosolia (a
burial under an
arched recess), or
cubicala (individuals
grouped together...
-
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...
- more than two
square metres in size). It
contains three funerary niches (
arcosolia), now
mostly hidden by the
Crusader masonry. One
tradition places the...
- 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...
- for decoration.
Another excellent place for
artistic programs were the
arcosolia. The
complex system of
tunnels that
would later be
known as the catacombs...
- The
older of the two has more
genuinely Renaissance decoration:
seven arcosolia in the
style of chapels,
richly adorned in
classical style, configure...
-
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...
-
reproduction series of opus
sectile on the hoof of the
inner curve of the four
arcosolia depicting painted scenes of the
prophet Jonah. Pre-Constantinian Christians...
