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Urn of Gnaeus Pedanius Callistus with Latin inscription, unknown Roman workshop. A cylindrical 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 carved out with a chisel. The opening is topped by a molding decorated with radially arranged grooves. The place where the lid was attached is visible. Lid: missing; a comparable urn has survived with its original conical lid, so it is assumed this urn likely had a similar conical or possibly domed lid. Inscription: letter height 15 cm. Dating: beginning of the 3rd century previously dated late 2nd–3rd century AD. Probable findplace: Rome; origin: Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Type: Roman urn. Weight: 121.5 kg., A sculpted cylindrical stone object with a carved fluted pattern of sweeping curved grooves wrapping around its surface, shown against a plain gray background; the stone appears light gray to white with subtle darker gray shadows in the grooves and some small areas of slight discoloration.

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Urn Gnaeus Pedanius Callistus Latin inscription unknown Roman workshop cylindrical 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 deep niche ashes was carved chisel opening topped molding decorated radially arranged grooves place lid attached visible Lid missing comparable urn survived original conical lid assumed conical domed lid Inscription letter height 15 cm Dating 3rd century previously dated late 2nd–3rd century AD Probable findplace Rome origin Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Type Roman urn Weight 121.5 kg sculpted cylindrical stone object carved fluted pattern sweeping curved grooves wrapping surface shown plain gray background stone light gray white subtle darker gray shadows small areas slight discoloration.