Roman sarcophagi in the Iberian Peninsula. Methodology and results
Claveria, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Data:	2025
Descripció:	18 pàg.
Resum:	This article presents the results of the research project on Roman sarcophagi in the Iberian Peninsula HAR2017-84907-P (2018-2022), through which 131 pieces have been catalogued. It has been proven that this type of sepulcher was imported and used from the 1st century CE until the 4th century in Hispania, when the use of the sarcophagus with Christian iconography became widespread, and that its reuse from late antiquity onwards was for sepulchral and antiquarian purposes, as was usually the case. Attention is focused on the identification of the marble by multi-method analysis, showing a widespread dependence on metropolitan sarcophagi in Hispania and the use of quality white marble: Proconnesos, Thasos, Carrara and Paros, and sporadically Pentelic and Afyon. Local production is simple and scattered, except in Tárraco, where a prolific production is recorded from the mid-2nd to the 4th century; mostly local stones are used, and to a lesser extent marble from Proconnesos and Carrara. Attic imports are sporadic, 2 for the moment, and micro-Asiatic influences are found in 4 examples in which Attic and metropolitan ones also converge, and of which it is not possible to determine their local or imported provenance. These examples suggest itinerant foreign craftsmen who were familiar with the trends in the main centers of sarcophagus production, who combined them creatively and preferred quality white marble.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Col·lecció:	Ibérica Selecta ; 3
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Conditoria Provinciarum. Roman Sarcophagi in the Provinces, (2025) , p. 237-254, ISBN 978-3-515-13881-9

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