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Coffer carved into a ceiling of the so-called Tomba del Leone

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Description: Coffer carved into a ceiling of the so-called Tomba del Leone
TitleCoffer carved into a ceiling of the so-called Tomba del Leone
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date570–600 AD
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationTuscany, Italy
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsTombsDecoration and ornament, ArchitecturalCeilings--Decoration
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8. Roofing and Ceilings
Roger B. Ulrich
Description: Roman Woodworking
Roman Woodworking
The visible part of a Roman roof was its external protective sheathing, originally of thatch or wooden shingles (scandulae) or even packed clay...
Author
Roger B. Ulrich
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2007 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.123-177
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00107.011
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18396&redirecttoanchor=38607
Chapter subject tags:Architecture, RomanArtisans, RomanBuilding, WoodenArchitecture, EtruscanVitruvius PollioRoofs--Design and construction, Roman

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Description: Coffering from a ceiling in the Tomba Cina, Necropolis of San Giuliano
Coffering from a ceiling in the Tomba Cina, Necropolis of San Giuliano
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date700–600 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLazio, Italy
Coffering from a ceiling in the Tomba...
Coffering from a ceiling in the Tomba Cina, Necropolis of San Giuliano
Description: A marble panel carved with a geometric pattern of coffers
A marble panel carved with a geometric pattern of coffers
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsMarble
LocationAntiquarium del Celio, Rome
A marble panel carved with a geometric...
A marble panel carved with a geometric pattern of coffers
Description: The Tuscan atrium visualized in a nineteenth-century reconstruction of the interior...
The Tuscan atrium visualized in a nineteenth-century reconstruction of the interior with coffered ceiling
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator name (description)From an engraving by C. Heath
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date0–100 AD
Object typePrint
The Tuscan atrium visualized in a...
The Tuscan atrium visualized in a nineteenth-century reconstruction of the interior with coffered ceiling
Description: Painted coffers from the ceiling of the entrance vestibule of the House of the...
Painted coffers from the ceiling of the entrance vestibule of the House of the Samnite, Herculaneum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date100–00 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationHerculaneum, Italy
Painted coffers from the ceiling of the...
Painted coffers from the ceiling of the entrance vestibule of the House of the Samnite, Herculaneum
Description: Pouncing paper used for the Queen's Staircase
Pouncing paper used for the Queen's Staircase
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1734–1735
Object typeDrawing
LocationHampton Court Palace, London
https://bit.ly/35DEjO7
Accession numberHRP02743
Pouncing paper used for the Queen's...
Pouncing paper used for the Queen's Staircase
Description: Painted wooden ceiling, detail
Painted wooden ceiling, detail
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Jul 09
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1133–1166
Object typePainting
LocationCappella Palatina, Palermo, Italy
Painted wooden ceiling, detail
Painted wooden ceiling, detail
Description: Sky Map
Sky Map
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 01
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1575
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationVatican Museums, Vatican City
Sky Map
Sky Map
Description: A beam ceiling in the Etruscan Tomb of the Cornice
A beam ceiling in the Etruscan Tomb of the Cornice
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date600–500 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLazio, Italy
A beam ceiling in the Etruscan Tomb of...
A beam ceiling in the Etruscan Tomb of the Cornice
Description: Cenotaph of Safdar Jang
Cenotaph of Safdar Jang
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 12
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1753–1754
Object typeSculpture
LocationDelhi, India
Cenotaph of Safdar Jang
Cenotaph of Safdar Jang
Description: Palazzo di Antonio Bichi, detail of wood and stucco ceiling of original palace
Palazzo di Antonio Bichi, detail of wood and stucco ceiling of original palace
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Palazzo di Antonio Bichi, detail of wood...
Palazzo di Antonio Bichi, detail of wood and stucco ceiling of original palace
Description: Cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 12
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1658
Object typeSculpture
LocationAgra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Description: Tesoretto
Tesoretto
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 01
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPalazzo Vecchio, Florence
Tesoretto
Tesoretto
Description: Painted wooden ceiling, in situ
Painted wooden ceiling, in situ
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Jul 09
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1130–1170
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWood
LocationCappella Palatina, Palermo, Italy
Painted wooden ceiling, in situ
Painted wooden ceiling, in situ
Description: Terza Loggia
Terza Loggia
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 01
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationVatican Museums, Vatican City
Terza Loggia
Terza Loggia
Description: Sala della Cosmografia
Sala della Cosmografia
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 01
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPalazzo Farnese, Caprarola, Italy
Sala della Cosmografia
Sala della Cosmografia
Description: Painted wooden ceiling, detail
Painted wooden ceiling, detail
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Jul 09
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1133–1166
Object typePainting
LocationCappella Palatina, Palermo, Italy
Painted wooden ceiling, detail
Painted wooden ceiling, detail
Description: Mosque, ceiling
Mosque, ceiling
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Jul 09
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSarha, Syria
Mosque, ceiling
Mosque, ceiling
Description: Samanid mausoleum, general view
Samanid mausoleum, general view
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 930–970
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBukhara, Uzbekistan
Samanid mausoleum, general view
Samanid mausoleum, general view
Description: Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1753
Object typePrint
LocationWood, Robert, Ruins of Palmyra, London (1753), pl. XXXVII
Soffit of a Roman sepulchre
Soffit of a Roman sepulchre

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