Marble cinerary chest with lid
Unknown
ca. 20–30 CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art
The Latin inscription on the front of this chest indicates that it was made to hold the ashes of Lucius Gavius Clemens. Several prominent men from Late Republican times to the second century A.D. bore the name Gavius, which belongs to an old Roman gens (clan).
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 20–30 CE
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- Roman
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, 1896
