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Page 141
... loculus as a convenient general term for the re- ceptacle of the body in a sepulchral structure , whether that receptacle be a grave , a chest , a cavity in the rock , or any other of the forms that are to be found . Schultz , Jerusalem ...
... loculus as a convenient general term for the re- ceptacle of the body in a sepulchral structure , whether that receptacle be a grave , a chest , a cavity in the rock , or any other of the forms that are to be found . Schultz , Jerusalem ...
Page 142
... loculus , and in the other case , parallel to the si the room in a shallow loculus . These two classes of receptacles are to be in the rock - sepulchres of other nations . The first however , is by no means so common as the se The ...
... loculus , and in the other case , parallel to the si the room in a shallow loculus . These two classes of receptacles are to be in the rock - sepulchres of other nations . The first however , is by no means so common as the se The ...
Page 145
... loculus , E , F , F , for the reception of a body . As the three are alike in form , the elevation of one of them , G , in fig . Y , corresponds to the section of the other , H , in the same figure . 10 VOL . II . An arch , G , pierced ...
... loculus , E , F , F , for the reception of a body . As the three are alike in form , the elevation of one of them , G , in fig . Y , corresponds to the section of the other , H , in the same figure . 10 VOL . II . An arch , G , pierced ...
Page 146
... loculus ; and the lower margin of this arch is two feet above the floor of the chamber . But at the bottom of this arch a sunk receptacle ( as at H ) is formed , eighteen inches in depth , to receive the body , as shewn by the section ...
... loculus ; and the lower margin of this arch is two feet above the floor of the chamber . But at the bottom of this arch a sunk receptacle ( as at H ) is formed , eighteen inches in depth , to receive the body , as shewn by the section ...
Page 147
... loculus . Its use was not confined to the Christians ; for. * Texier , Pls . 92 , 93 . 3 The inscription is preserved in the pallazzo Rondanini at Rome ( Mon. Prim . d . Arti Christiani , p . 85. ) The pagans employed the word solium for ...
... loculus . Its use was not confined to the Christians ; for. * Texier , Pls . 92 , 93 . 3 The inscription is preserved in the pallazzo Rondanini at Rome ( Mon. Prim . d . Arti Christiani , p . 85. ) The pagans employed the word solium for ...
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