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A lapidarium is a place where stone (Latin:
lapis) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited.
[1]
They can include stone
epigraphs; statues; architectural elements such as columns,
cornices, and
acroterions;
bas reliefs, tombstones; and
sarcophagi.
Such collections are often displayed in the outdoor courtyards of
archaeology museums and
history museums.
A lapidary museum could either be a lapidarium or – less often – a gem museum (e.g. the
Mineral and Lapidary Museum, North Carolina).
Examples
- The
Lapidarium (in the
National Museum), Prague, Czechia
- The
Lapidarium,
Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine
-
The Lapidarium of Kings, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The
Museo lapidario maffeiano [
it] (museum-lapidarium of
Maffei), Verona, Italy
- The
Lapidary Museum, Avignon, France
- The
Estense Lapidary Museum, Modena, Italy
-
Split Archaeological Museum
- Samharam Lapidarium,
[2] Khor Rowri, Oman.
- Memphite Lapidarium (Mit Rahina, Egypt)
[3]
See also
- A
glyptotheque, a sculpture museum, usually stone sculptures
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