Funeral procession (pompa funebris) from Amiternum. Copy.
1st c BCE Roman Roman Republican Sculpture
ROMAN REPUBLICAN Anonymous
(c. 510 BCE - 27 BCE)
c. 75 BCE-40 BCE
1st c BCE
Limestone
Bas relief
Roman Republican
Funerary sculpture
San Vittorino. Italy.
Lyon. Musee gallo-romain de Fourviere.
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Copy of the original relief from Amiternum in the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo in L'Aquila (Italy). Upper register: Mourners and musicians surround the deceased lying on a bier. Lower register: Pallbearers and musicians.
Caption:
ROMAN REPUBLICAN Anonymous | Funeral procession (pompa funebris) from Amiternum. Copy. | c. 75 BCE-40 BCE | Roman | Roman Republican | ©Kathleen Cohen