LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: ossuary

Limestone ossuary with lid,ca. 1st century B.C–1st century A.D. Object Details Period: Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial Date: ca. 1st century B.C–1st century A.D. Culture: Roman Medium: Limestone, paint Dimensions: Lid: 12 1/4 × 12 × 25 in., 5.8 lb. (31.1 × 30.5 × 63.5 cm, 2639.935g) Body: 16 3/4 × 12 × 23 1/2 in., 5.9 lb. (42.5 × 30.5 × 59.7 cm, 2.7 kg) Height: 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Museum Accession Accession Number: X.248.11a, b Despite the use of a similar rosette design, this ossuary differs from the other displayed in the case to the left in that its decoration is carved in relief and still retains traces of its original red paint. It has a Greek inscription identifying two individuals whose bones it contained. Their names are Philoutarion and Annios, suggesting that they may have been Hellenized Jews. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256777

Limestone ossuary with lid,ca. 1st century B.C–1st century A.D. Object Details Period: Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial Date: ca. 1st century B.C–1st century A.D. Culture: Roman Medium: Limestone, paint Dimensions: Lid: 12 1/4 × 12 × 25 in., 5.8 lb. (31.1 × 30.5 × 63.5 cm, 2639.935g) Body: 16 3/4 × 12 × 23 1/2 in., 5.9 lb. (42.5 × 30.5 × 59.7 cm, 2.7 kg) Height: 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Museum Accession Accession Number: X.248.11a, b Despite the use of a similar rosette design, this ossuary differs from the other displayed in the case to the left in that its decoration is carved in relief and still retains traces of its original red paint. It has a Greek inscription identifying two individuals whose bones it contained. Their names are Philoutarion and Annios, suggesting that they may have been Hellenized Jews. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256777

Limestone ossuary with lid Roman, 1st-3rd century AD Accession # X.248.11a, b Despite the use of a similar rosette design, this ossuary differs from the other one displayed in the case to the left in that its decoration is carved in relief and still retains traces of its original red paint. It has a Greek inscription identifying two individuals whose bones it contained. Their names are Philetarios and Annios, suggesting that they may have been Hellenized Jews. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Limestone ossuary with lid Roman, 1st-3rd century AD Accession # X.248.11a, b Despite the use of a similar rosette design, this ossuary differs from the other one displayed in the case to the left in that its decoration is carved in relief and still retains traces of its original red paint. It has a Greek inscription identifying two individuals whose bones it contained. Their names are Philetarios and Annios, suggesting that they may have been Hellenized Jews. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Jewish Ossuary Creator: Levantine (Artist) Period: 1st century Medium: limestone (Sculpture) Accession Number: 23.240 Measurements: 28 3/8 x 27 15/16 x 12 5/8 in. (72.1 x 71 x 32.1 cm) Geography: Judea, Israel (Place of Discovery) The shape of this piece was inspired by wooden chests that were used in Jewish homes. The origin of the Jewish ossuary (a box for holding bones) can be traced back to the late 1st century BC, during the time when Rome ruled the Holy Land. At that time, by Jewish custom, when someone died, the body was placed in a wooden coffin within a rock-hewn tomb or burial cave. After a year, the bones were removed and put into an ossuary in the family tomb. On this example, the name of the deceased is carved on the back: "Yehosef bar Aglon" or "Yehosef, the son of Aglon." Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/22346/jewish-ossuary/