Istanbul Archaeology Museum - Ağlayan Kadınlar Lahdi(SARCOPHAGUS OF THE CRYING WOMEN, 憂傷之女石棺)

Istanbul Archaeology Museum - Ağlayan Kadınlar Lahdi(SARCOPHAGUS OF THE CRYING WOMEN, 憂傷之女石棺)

在西頓王室墓地發現的石棺之一，被認為是西元前3世紀的物品，上頭刻有18位側著臉的女性雕像。這些女性表情各自不同，雕刻的相當美麗。棺蓋上則有男性與馬的雕刻。

In the Sarcophagus of the Crying Women, found at the Royal Necropolis in Sidon like the Alexander Sarcophagus, nothing could be found other than the bones of its owner and a bronze belt buckle, since it had been robbed in an earlier time. From the partial traces on the marble that remained until today, it is understood that it had been dyed in blue and red initially. It is the best example of the group called by archaeologists "Sarcophagi with Columns", and it is considered as a final resting place, like the "Mausoleum of Halicarnassus" or the "Nereid Monument", rather than a tomb. Its architectural features were used in the architecture of the old building of the İstanbul Archaeological Museums. It is an example of the Greek sculpture displaying Eastern influences. The shaved heads, bear feet, ragged clothes of the figures and their movements and expressions of sadness are features of Semitic societies. It is thought to be the sarcophagus of the King of Sidon, Straton (374-358 BC), who was said to have led a life of pleasure. The sarcophagus has the shape of an Ionian temple.
It is thought that the figures of 18 sad women between the columns represent the wives of the dead person or the women in his seraglio, rather than crying women who were common in the Middle Eastern countries.