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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, shaped and decorated to 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, 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; analogous example with original conical lid suggests this urn likely had a similar conical or possibly domed lid. Inscription letter height 15 cm. Dating: beginning of the 3rd century previously assigned late 2nd–3rd century AD. Probable findplace: Rome; Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Urn Roman, weight 121.5 kg., A sculpted cylindrical stone object with a rounded base and a flat top, carved with a repeating flowing wave pattern wrapping around its circumference; the stone appears light gray to off-white with subtle darker gray shadows in the carved grooves and a few rougher, slightly darker areas and chips along the edges; the background is a uniform medium gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_485

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (3.0Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Urn Gnaeus Pedanius Callistus Latin inscription unknown Roman workshop cylindrical urn placed smooth plinth convex base shaped decorated 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 chiseled opening topped molding decorated radially arranged grooves place lid attached visible Lid missing analogous example original conical lid urn conical domed lid Inscription letter height 15 cm Dating 3rd century previously assigned late 2nd–3rd century AD Probable findplace Rome Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Urn Roman weight 121.5 kg sculpted cylindrical stone object rounded base flat top carved repeating flowing wave pattern wrapping circumference stone light gray off-white subtle darker gray shadows carved grooves rougher slightly areas chips edges background uniform medium gray.