Roman Children's Sarcophagi Their Decoration and Its Social Significance

by Huskinson, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780198140863
• ISBN10: 019814086X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-07-25
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

This is the first major study of the themes used in the decoration of sarcophagi made for children in Rome and Ostia from the late first to early fourth century AD. Using the subject categories adopted by other recent books on Roman Sarcophagi, Huskinson catalogs examples of each type, and discusses how these fit into the general pattern. Huskinson also discerns the differing themes that resulted from pagan and Christian attitudes towards children and beliefs about life and death.

Author Biography

Janet Huskinson is Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University.

Table of Contents

List of Plates
List of Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Everyday Life	p. 9
Mythological Subjects (excluding Dionysiac)	p. 25
Dionysiac Themes	p. 30
Marine Themes	p. 36
The Muses	p. 38
Cupids	p. 41
Cupid and Psyche	p. 52
Season Sarcophagi	p. 55
Decorative Schemes and Subjects	p. 59
Christian Sarcophagi	p. 68
Appendix Catalogue	p. 72
Craftsmen and Customers	p. 79
The Child in a pre-Adult World	p. 87
The Child as Adult	p. 92
The Child in the Context of Death	p. 95
Other Representations and their Range	p. 100
Mythological Paradigms	p. 101
Cupids	p. 105
Scenes which Substitute Cupid or Child Protagonists	p. 108
Images of Life	p. 110
Images of Death	p. 116
Suitable Representations on Christian Sarcophagi	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 123
Glossary	p. 125
References	p. 126
Index of Museums and Collections	p. 131
Index of Catalogue Numbers	p. 132
General Index	p. 134
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