Tomb of Marek Sokolowski, Na Rossie cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Relief and inscription plaque from the tomb of Marek Sokolowski, Na Rossie cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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Information plaque from the grave of Marek Sokolowski, Na Rossa cemetery in Vilnius, as of 2013, photo autorzy karty, Public domain
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ID: NGR-005521-P

Tomb of Marek Sokolowski

Vilnius | Lithuania

Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius

ID: NGR-005521-P

Tomb of Marek Sokolowski

Vilnius | Lithuania

A rectangular tomb covered by a slab with a cast-iron cross on a two-tier pedestal and a two-tier base. Cast-iron cross with arms filled in with open-work corrugated slats and ending in a gable, on a pedestal. An openwork medallion at the intersection of the arms. The second step of the base with chamfered upper edges. The first step of the plinth with moulded upper edges. An engraved inscription to the front. The second step of the pedestal slightly tapering towards the top, with chamfered lower and profiled upper edges. On the front, an oval panel with a relief portrait of the deceased. The man is depicted in bust, three-quarter facing left. Hair dishevelled, moustache and beard, glasses on nose. Below carved the letters S and P. In the left side of the tomb a plaque indicating that the tomb has been restored.

Inscription:

S. P. / Marek / SOKOŁOWSKI / Słynny Europejski / gitarzysta / + 25 grudnia 1883 r. / w wieku lat 65. //.

Related persons:

Marek Sokołowski

Time of origin:

ca. 1885

Lokalizacja nagrobka:

Sector number 4a (Old Rossa) Tomb number 37

Dimensions:

340 x 138 x 216 cm

Materials:

coloured magmatic rocks (granite, syenite and others), concrete/jewel concrete, cast iron

Additional Information about materials:

concrete base, black granite inscription plaques, cast iron finial

Creator:

Bolesław Jacuński (zakład kamieniarski; Wilno)(preview)

Additional information:

According to Wacław Wejtka's records, the tombstone was the work of Bolesław Jacuński. The tomb mentioned in the publication by A. Śnieżko, "Rossa - miasto umarłych. Groby zasłużonych", Wrocław 1970 mps in the collection of the Ossolineum Library in Wrocław

State of preservation:

corrosion, mosses, lichens

Comments on the state of preservation and visible restoration:

On a plaque located on the left side of the tomb, a Polish-Lithuanian inscription: "The restoration of the monument was financed by Polish singer Ryszard Rynkowski in cooperation with the Social Committee for the Care of Stara Rossa".

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