Funeral Relief

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Funeral meal relief on a tombstone from Bonn

A funeral meal relief is a form of decoration on ancient gravestones .

In the funeral meal relief, the deceased is depicted alone or with his family. The dead person lies on the dining sofa, the Kline (see also Triclinium ). If he was a Roman citizen , he is dressed in a toga . There is a table set with food in front of the dining sofa. His wife (if any) is sitting on an armchair. Usually at least one slave is shown, who can be recognized by the smaller size ( meaning size ), the clothing ( tunic ) and the fact that he is serving his master. In Roman art, funeral meal reliefs appear mostly on soldiers' grave stones.

literature

  • David Colling : Les scènes de banquet funéraire ou funeral reliefs originaires d'Arlon . In: Bulletin trimestriel de l'Institut Archéologique du Luxembourg , 87, 4, 2011, pp. 155–176
  • Arne Effenberger : The Symposium of the Blessed. On the origin and interpretation of the funeral meal reliefs . In: Research and Reports 14, 1972, pp. 128-163
  • Peter Noelke : On the grave sculpture in Roman Cologne. In: Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments, vol. 37/1. Edited by the Roman-Germanic Central Museum Mainz (Mainz 1980). Pp. 124-150 esp. 130 ff.
  • Johanna Fabricius : The Hellenistic funeral reliefs. Grave representation and moral concepts in Eastern Greek cities , Munich, Pfeil 1999, ISBN 3-931516-51-2