THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
Lot Closed
December 17, 04:03 PM GMT
Estimate
24,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Cinerary Urn inscribed for Lucius Versenus Paulinus
1st/2nd Century A.D.
of cylindrical form, carved with strigillations flanking a tabula ansata engraved with three lines of Latin inscriptions reading D(is) M(anibus) / L(uci) Verseni / Paulini ("To the spirits of the Departed of Lucius Versenus Paulinus,") the splayed lid ornamented with overlapping pointed leaves radiating from a baluster finial.
Height with lid 48; without lid 31.5 cm.