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Roman funerary art. Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants holding food and wine ( Metropolitan Museum of Art) [1] The funerary art of ...
Ancient Egypt portal. v. t. e. The ancient Egyptians had an elaborate set of funerary practices that they believed were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. These rituals included mummifying the body, casting magic spells, and burials with specific grave goods thought to be needed in the afterlife. [1] [2]
Bloomers, also called the bloomer, the Turkish dress, the American dress, or simply reform dress, are divided women's garments for the lower body. They were developed in the 19th century as a healthful and comfortable alternative to the heavy, constricting dresses worn by American women. They take their name from their best-known advocate, the ...
A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally from the tomb of pharaoh Ramesses II, according to a new study.
The height at which their coffins are placed reflects their social status. Most people interred in hanging coffins are the most prominent members of the amam-a, the council of male elders in the traditional dap-ay (the communal men's dormitory and civic center of the village). There is also one documented case of a woman being accorded the ...
Casquette girl. Contemporary engraving depicting the departure of "comfort girls" to the New World. A casquette girl ( French: fille à la cassette) but also known historically as a casket girl or a Pelican girl, [1] was a woman brought from France to the French colonies of Louisiana to marry. [2] [3] The name derives from the small chests ...
Viewing (funeral) In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1] It is generally recommended (although not necessary) that a ...
Shorts would soon become more popular by the late 1960s as a result of the countercultural movement that defined the decade, and men and women started wearing jean shorts and other variants as the 1970s dawned. It would become more common for men to wear shorts as casual wear in summer, but much less so in cooler seasons. [citation needed]