Lapidarium

A lapidarium is a place where stone (Latin: ) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited.

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 (museum-lapidarium of Maffei), Verona, Italy
* The Lapidary Museum, Avignon, France
* The Estense Lapidary Museum, Modena, Italy
* Split Archaeological Museum
* Samharam Lapidarium, Khor Rowri, Oman.
* Memphite Lapidarium (Mit Rahina, Egypt)

See also

* A glyptotheque, a sculpture museum, usually stone sculptures
* A Lithotheque, an academic collection of natural stone samples

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