ossuary

(noun)

A container or receptacle, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

Related Terms

  • memento mori
  • catacomb

Examples of ossuary in the following topics:

  • Funerary Art

    • Although mass ossuaries have also been used, burial has always been the preferred Christian tradition, at least until recent times.
    • As cities became more crowded, bones were sometimes placed in ossuaries where they might be arranged for artistic effect, as at the Czech Sedlec Ossuary, which has a chandelier made of skulls and bones .
    • The Sedlec Ossuary, located in the Czech Republic, contains a chandelier that is constructed entirely of bones, with skulls interspersed.
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