The Monumental Tomb of Segobriga (Saelices, Cuenca): a mausoleum in the shape of an altar

The Monumental Tomb of Segobriga (Saelices, Cuenca): a mausoleum in the shape of an altar

In 2008 what is known as the Monumental Tomb was excavated in Segobriga. It was found at the foot of the road to Carthago Nova, to the west of the city. The archaeological excavation demonstrated that it was a funerary mausoleum built in opus quadratum on a moulded plinth. The central body of the co...

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Translated title: La denominada Tumba Monumental de Segobriga (Saelices, Cuenca): un mausoleo en forma de altar
Journal Title: Lucentum
Author: Rosario Cebrián Fernández
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Get full text: https://lucentum.ua.es/article/view/2010-n29-la-denominada-tumba-monumental-de-segobriga-saelices-cuenca-un-mausoleo-en-forma-de-altar
Resource type: Journal Article
Source: Lucentum; No XXIX (Year 2010).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14198/LVCENTVM2010.29.08
Publisher: Universitat d´Alacant - Universidad de Alicante
Usage rights: Reconocimiento - NoComercial (by-nc)
Categories: Social Sciences/Humanities --> Archaeology
Abstract: In 2008 what is known as the Monumental Tomb was excavated in Segobriga. It was found at the foot of the road to Carthago Nova, to the west of the city. The archaeological excavation demonstrated that it was a funerary mausoleum built in opus quadratum on a moulded plinth. The central body of the construction has pseudo-architectural decoration of the Corinthian order, with monumental pulvini at either end. The proposed restoration will re-establish its original appearance as a mausoleum in the form of an altar.
Translated abstract: En el año 2008 se excavó la denominada Tumba Monumental de Segobriga, situada al pie de la calzada que se dirige a Carthago Nova, al oeste de la ciudad. Los trabajos arqueológicos llevados a cabo evidenciaron que se trataba de un mausoleo funerario realizado en opus quadratum sobre un zócalo moldurado, con decoración pseudo-arquitectónica de orden corintio en el cuerpo central de la construcción y rematado por pulvini monumentales. La propuesta de restitución de la Tumba Monumental restablece el aspecto original al tipo de los mausoleos en forma de altar.