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Roman garlanded cinerarium with bukrania (ox skulls) at the front corners and a separate lid
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Roman garlanded cinerarium with bukrania (ox skulls) at the front corners and a separate lid
Marble, probably Greek marble
Height: 24cm
Height (body): 17.5cm
Height (lid): 6.5cm
Width (lid): 21cm
Length (lid): 19cm
Height (body): 17.5cm
Height (lid): 6.5cm
Width (lid): 21cm
Length (lid): 19cm
Museum number: S146
On display: Study
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
In the front centre of this cinerarium is a large name plate within a double fillet and bead ornament frame. Bukrania on either side support a bay-leaf garland. The lid has a curved pediment and acanthus antefixae and bead between double fillet moulding; within the pediment is an eagle facing left, its wings half-spread.
Inscribed:
D·M·CLAVDIAE
HEROIDI
TROHIME·LIB·B·M·F
Inscribed:
D·M·CLAVDIAE
HEROIDI
TROHIME·LIB·B·M·F
Probably one of two urns purchased by John Soane at Lord Bessborough's Sale (Roehampton), Christie's, 7 April 1801, Lot 72, A Pair of Small Cinerary Vases [clearly urns from other information in the catalogue] £15.15s.0.
Literature
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, VI, iii, 15468 (and bibliography).
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