lapidarium
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A lapidarium is a place where stone (Latin: {{wikt-lang|la|lapis}}) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited.{{Cite web |author=Web Desk |date=2022-10-02 |title=Lapidariums: The Rich Tapestry of Historical Artifacts and Culture |url=https://azaditimes.com/news/lapidariums-the-rich-tapestry-of-historical-artifacts-and-culture/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Azadi Times |language=en-US}}
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 {{ill|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,{{cite web |title=Samharam Archaeological Park |url=https://madainproject.com/samharam_archaeological_park#lapidarium |website=Madain Project |access-date=20 December 2023}} Khor Rowri, Oman.
- Memphite Lapidarium (Mit Rahina, Egypt) {{cite web |title=Open Air Museum and Lapidarium of Memphis |url=https://madainproject.com/open_air_museum_and_lapidarium_of_memphis |website=Madain Project |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220123854/https://madainproject.com/open_air_museum_and_lapidarium_of_memphis}}
See also
- A glyptotheque, a sculpture museum, usually stone sculptures
- A Lithotheque, an academic collection of natural stone samples