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sarcophagus altars (sepulchral monuments, funerary structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Altars for which the mensa rests on a sarcophagus containing relics. These developed from the Early Christian practice of celebrating the Eucharist slabs placed directly on the tombs saints. The creation of sarcophagus altars flourished in the 16th-17th centuries. |
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sarcophagus altars (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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sarcophagus altar (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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altars, sarcophagus (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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sarcofaagaltaren (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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sarcofaagaltaar (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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.................................... sarcophagus altars (P,U) |
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Dutch ..... Altaar waarbij onder de mensa een sarcofaag staat, al dan niet met relieken. |
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Related concepts: |
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conjuncted with .... |
mensas (altar components) |
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(altar components, <altars and altar components>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300075933] |
conjuncted with .... |
sarcophagi (coffins) |
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(coffins, funerary containers, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300005947] |
meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
grave altars |
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(sepulchral monuments, funerary structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300391172] |
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