Cinerarium
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 100
Place MadeAncient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumPentelic marble
Dimensions78 x 62.5 x 47.5 cm (30 11/16 x 24 5/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27e39
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryMany sarcophagi and cinerary urns decorate the Gardner Museum. In this well-preserved example, two rams’ heads anchor a garland. Below the inscription Cupid approaches the sleeping Psyche, a subject which suggests that dead souls could be reawakened through love. This cinerarium was found near S. Paolo fuori le mura in Rome. Other grave markers found nearby indicate that the deceased was from a family of freed Greek slaves from Asia Minor.
Source: Eye of the Beholder, edited by Alan Chong et al. (Boston: ISGM and Beacon Press, 2003): 15.
Id727952
Last Updated10/31/24
EmbARK ObjectID12508
Source ID1614
