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Urn with a depiction of swans. Main plate: the urn's box is trapezoidal, tapering toward the top, placed on a profiled base. The front surface is sparsely decorated; the main area features a tabula ansata whose ears are decorated with palmettes. Below the inscription field are two swans in deep relief, facing each other with strongly arched necks and appearing to take flight, their outstretched wings touching the inscription frame. The upper part is crowned by a profiled cornice; on the inner upper edge a rectangular protrusion for securing the lid is visible. Side walls: no decoration; metal pins visible under the cornice on both sides. Lid: original missing. Dated to the 2nd half of the 1st century AD probably 3rd quarter of the 1st century AD based on analogies; broadly 2nd half of 1st–1st half of 2nd century AD. Roman Empire Rome. Sepulchral funerary urn, weight 45.5 kg. Maker: unknown Roman workshop., A square stone box with an open top, showing worn and slightly rough surfaces in pale gray and off-white tones with subtle yellowish and greenish weathering; the front panel has a recessed rectangular area bordered by raised edges and a low-relief carving of a pair of birds facing each other with outstretched wings; the corners feature small carved decorative motifs and the lid edge is molded with a rounded profile; the base sits on a stepped plinth that is scuffed and chipped at one corner, revealing darker gray and brown discoloration.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_367

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (2.0Mo) / 50.8cm x 33.9cm / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Urn depiction swans Main plate urn's box trapezoidal tapering top placed profiled base front surface sparsely decorated main area features tabula ansata ears decorated palmettes inscription field two swans deep relief facing strongly arched necks appearing take flight outstretched wings touching inscription frame upper part crowned profiled cornice inner upper edge rectangular protrusion securing lid visible Side walls no decoration metal pins visible under cornice sides Lid original missing Dated 2nd half 1st century AD 3rd quarter 1st century AD based analogies broadly 2nd half 1st–1st half 2nd century AD Roman Empire Rome Sepulchral funerary urn weight 45.5 kg Maker unknown Roman workshop square stone box open top showing worn slightly rough surfaces pale gray off-white tones subtle yellowish greenish weathering front panel recessed rectangular area bordered raised edges low-relief carving pair birds facing outstretched wings corners feature small carved decorative motifs lid edge molded rounded profile base sits stepped plinth scuffed chipped corner revealing darker gray brown discoloration.