Sepulchral chests

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Containers (Hierarchy Name) > containers (receptacles) > <containers by function or context> > ceremonial containers > funerary containers

Descripción

General term for secure chests or arks intended to contain the remains of the deceased, used particularly for such chests from ancient Greek, Etruscan, and Egyptian cultures.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300298862

Otros términos

  • sepulchral chest [en]
  • sepulchral arks [en]
  • burial-chests [en]
  • arca sepolcrale [it]