bravenewworlder's Guestbook

Weeping Women
Hi Grandma and Grandpa, I'm glad you liked the sarcophagus, it was one of my favorite in the museum. What's so interesting is that the women on it were actually paid mourners, meaning that that was their profession, to mourn people. They completely surround the entire coffin. Mainly, I just found the way they were sculpted incredibly beautiful, because they show such emotion (especially the woman with her hand to her face). That kind of detail was revolutionary for the time.