Vases Large Cinerarium
Large Cinerarium

Large Cinerarium

A.D. 10–25
Cinerary urn in the form of a chest with architectural decoration with pilasters on each corner. A wide pilaster, decorated by leaves, divides each long side into two fields. Each field is comprised by a modelled frame containing a richly decorated kantharos. Two drinking birds are placed on the rim of each kantharos. Front: a grave portal which includes several mountings and door pulls in the form of a lion's head. Staffs flank the door covered with laurel leaves and fruit. Rear: a gabled aedicula with two birds picking at a cherry(?). Pilasters flank a wreath of laurel leaves, containing a Lituus (augur's staff). The urn has four, relatively high, feet.
Date
A.D. 10–25
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
H: 41.50 cm W: 66.50 cm
Medium
Marble
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
72.AA.115
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)