Cremation Chest (Cinerarium), Roman, A.D. 20-40 @thegettyIn the first century A.D., the dead we
Cremation Chest (Cinerarium), Roman, A.D. 20-40 @thegettyIn the first century A.D., the dead were usually cremated rather than buried. Their ashes were placed in a marble cinerarium that was laid in a niche in the family tomb. The flower and bird motifs decorating this cinerarium symbolize fertility and rebirth. The name of the deceased would have been carved or painted on the rectangular panel, but this chest is not labeled. ** museum label. -- source link
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