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Urn of Gnaeus Pedanius Callistus with Latin inscription, unknown Roman workshop. A cylindrical funerary urn placed on a smooth plinth and a convex base. Its shape and decoration resemble a fragment of a column shaft, tapering towards the top. Entire surface decorated with S-shaped fluting strigillea, closed at top and bottom by a narrow frame. In the central part, slightly closer to the cornice than the base, is a tabula ansata with open handles containing the inscription. Inside the urn, a deep niche for ashes was chiseled out. The opening is topped by a molding decorated with radially arranged grooves; the place where the lid was attached is visible. Lid: missing; comparable examples have a conical or possibly domed roof. Inscription letter height 15 cm. Dating: beginning of the 3rd century previously dated late 2nd–3rd century AD. Probable findspot: Rome; place of origin: Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Urn Roman, weight 121.5 kg., A cylindrical stone object with carved spiral fluting around its curved surface, featuring a rectangular raised panel set into the front and angular decorative elements extending from the panel; the stone appears predominantly white and light gray with subtle darker gray shadows in the carved grooves, and it rests on a round base of similar white-gray stone against a smooth gray background.

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Urn Gnaeus Pedanius Callistus Latin inscription unknown Roman workshop cylindrical funerary urn placed smooth plinth convex base shape decoration resemble fragment column shaft tapering towards top Entire surface decorated S-shaped fluting strigillea closed bottom narrow frame central part slightly closer cornice base tabula ansata open handles containing inscription Inside urn deep niche ashes was chiseled opening topped molding decorated radially arranged grooves place lid attached visible Lid missing comparable examples conical domed roof Inscription letter height 15 cm Dating 3rd century previously dated late 2nd–3rd century AD Probable findspot Rome origin Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Urn Roman weight 121.5 kg cylindrical stone object carved spiral fluting curved surface featuring rectangular raised panel set front angular decorative elements extending panel stone predominantly white light gray subtle darker gray shadows carved grooves rests round base white-gray stone smooth gray background.