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Roman funerary practices
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Roman funerary practices include the Ancient Romans' religious rituals concerning funerals, cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed tradition, the unwritten code from which Romans der
Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, 3rd century BC
Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, 3rd century BC
Roman memorial stone, 2nd century AD. The translated inscription reads: "Valeria Prisca, daughter of Marcus, who lived as a great delight for 23 years
Roman memorial stone, 2nd century AD. The translated inscription reads: "Valeria Prisca, daughter of Marcus, who lived as a great delight for 23 years. Her mother made this for her daughter."
Fragment of a relief from a sarcophagus depicting stages of the deceased's life: religious initiation, military service, and wedding (mid-2nd century
Fragment of a relief from a sarcophagus depicting stages of the deceased's life: religious initiation, military service, and wedding (mid-2nd century AD)
The so-called Togatus Barberini in the Capitoline Museums may represent a senator holding two ancestral funerary portraits; these have been claimed in
The so-called Togatus Barberini in the Capitoline Museums may represent a senator holding two ancestral funerary portraits; these have been claimed in some modern commentaries as examples of the imagines described by some Latin sources.
Death mask
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A death mask is a likeness of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse. Death masks may be mementos of the dead or be used for creation of portrai
Roman funerary practices
…for the purpose, in the atrium of their family home. There is some uncertainty about whether these imagines maiorum ("images of the great ones") were funeral masks, lifemasks, busts, or all of these. The "images" could be arranged in a family tree, with a title (titulus) summarizing the individual's offices held…
The death mask of 18th century sailor Richard Parker
The death mask of 18th century sailor Richard Parker
Posthumous portrait bust of Henry VII of England by Pietro Torrigiano, supposedly made using his death mask
Posthumous portrait bust of Henry VII of England by Pietro Torrigiano, supposedly made using his death mask
Bronze death mask of Napoleon
Bronze death mask of Napoleon
19th-century death mask of an infant
19th-century death mask of an infant