Caption

Urn with a depiction of swans, unknown Roman workshop. Sepulchral funerary architecture. Main plate: trapezoidal urn tapering toward the top, placed on a profiled base. Front decoration sparse; main surface occupied by a tabula ansata with palmette-decorated ears. Below the inscription field are two swans in deep relief, facing each other with strongly arched necks and outstretched wings touching the inscription frame. Upper part crowned by a profiled cornice; rectangular protrusion on the inner upper edge used to secure the lid. Side walls: no decoration. Metal pins visible under the cornice on both sides. Lid: original missing, currently fitted with a different lid. Dated to the 2nd half of the 1st century AD probably 3rd quarter of the 1st century AD — Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Place of origin/find: Rome. Urn Roman. Weight: 45.5 kg., A rectangular stone structure with a carved lid rests on a flat base, showing a weathered pale surface in shades of white, light gray, cream, and hints of yellow-green; the lid has carved rounded decorative motifs and a slight darker discoloration in places, while the front face is mostly smooth with subtle veining and mottled texture in gray and soft beige tones; a small dark irregular metal or stone fixture is centered near the top edge, and the base and edges show worn, rougher areas with variations of off-white and muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_371

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68.7Mb (1.8Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Urn depiction swans unknown Roman workshop Sepulchral funerary architecture Main plate trapezoidal urn tapering top placed profiled base Front decoration sparse main surface occupied tabula ansata palmette-decorated ears inscription field two swans deep relief facing strongly arched necks outstretched wings touching inscription frame Upper part crowned profiled cornice rectangular protrusion inner upper edge secure lid Side walls no decoration Metal pins visible under cornice sides Lid original missing currently fitted different lid Dated 2nd half 1st century AD 3rd quarter Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Place origin find Rome Urn Roman Weight 45.5 kg rectangular stone structure carved lid rests flat base showing weathered pale surface shades white light gray cream hints yellow-green carved rounded decorative motifs slight darker discoloration places front face mostly smooth subtle veining mottled texture gray soft beige tones small dark irregular metal stone fixture centered near top edge base edges worn rougher areas variations off-white muted gray.