Large terracotta cinerary urn containing cremated bones

Made:
100 BCE-400 CE in Italy

Large terracotta cinerary urn containing cremated bones, enclosed in lead box with lid, from Apulia in Italy, Roman, 100 BC-400 AD

Cremated bones from a large terracotta cinerary urn, from Apulia in Italy, Roman, 100 BC-400 AD

Cremated bones from a large terracotta cinerary urn

100 BCE-400 CE
Large terracotta cinerary urn that contained cremated bones, enclosed in lead box with lid, from Apulia in Italy, Roman, 100 BC-400 AD

Large terracotta cinerary urn that contained cremated bones

100 BCE-400 CE

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A66096
Materials:
terracotta, bone and lead
Measurements:
box: height 280 mm
box: diameter 330 mm
rim: diameter 310 mm
type:
human remains, cinerary urn and cremated remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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