A Roman funerary urn (cinerarium) with fluted Tuscan pilasters at the corners and a central name plate framed with double mouldng strips. At the corners of the lid are antefixae decorated with inset rosettes and there is a similar rosette flanked by stylised foliage within the triangular pediment.
Luna marble
Height: 29cm
Height (excluding lid): 21.5cm
Width (lid): 33cm
Length (lid): 23cm
Height (excluding lid): 21.5cm
Width (lid): 33cm
Length (lid): 23cm
Museum number: S140
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 320
On display: Study
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