Romerska antiken Keramik Urna - 40 cm






Ledde Ifergan Collection Museum med specialisering på fenicisk arkeologi.
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Urn av keramik från antikens romerska kultur, daterad till 1–3:a århundradet e.Kr., 400 cm hög och 28 cm i diameter, i gott skick och professionellt restaurerad, uppköpt 2025 från en nederländsk privat samling med proveniens från Tyskland, autenticitet Original/officiell, inklusive certifikat för äkthet och EU-exportlicens.
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ITEM: Urn
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Roman
PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 400 mm x 280 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition. Professionally restored
PROVENANCE: Ex Dutch private collection, Ex Galerie Ugo Donati - Art Classique, Switzerland (1956)
In Roman antiquity, cinerary urns and funerary vessels played a central role in burial customs, particularly during the Republic and early Empire when cremation was the primary method of treating the dead. These vessels were designed to hold the cremated remains (ashes and bone fragments) of the deceased. Depending on the wealth och social standing of the individual, urns ranged from simple, unadorned terracotta pots to intricately carved marble chests, elaborate bronze containers, and delicate blown glass jars.
The craftsmanship of these vessels often reflected the artistic trends of their specific era. For the Roman elite, marble urns were frequently decorated with high-relief carvings depicting mythological scenes, garlands of fruit, or symbolic imagery like reversed torches and birds, which represented the soul's journey or the mourning of the living. Glass urns, which became highly popular in the first and second centuries AD due to advancements in glassblowing, offered a striking aesthetic choice; their translucent walls allowed the contents to be partially visible, often placed inside protective lead canister boxes for burial.
Once filled, these vessels were laid to rest in various funerary settings. Elite families placed their highly decorated urns in elaborate private tombs or shared underground vaults known as columbaria (meaning "dovecoats"), where rows of niches built into the walls held the vessels. For ordinary citizens or freedmen, simpler ceramic vessels were often buried directly in the ground within communal cemeteries, marking a final, sacred resting place that adhered strictly to Roman religious laws regarding the honoring of ancestors.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and European Union export license
If you bid outside European Union and win the item, we must request a new export license to your country and the shipment will delay between 3 - 5 weeks.
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ITEM: Urn
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Roman
PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D
DIMENSIONS: 400 mm x 280 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition. Professionally restored
PROVENANCE: Ex Dutch private collection, Ex Galerie Ugo Donati - Art Classique, Switzerland (1956)
In Roman antiquity, cinerary urns and funerary vessels played a central role in burial customs, particularly during the Republic and early Empire when cremation was the primary method of treating the dead. These vessels were designed to hold the cremated remains (ashes and bone fragments) of the deceased. Depending on the wealth och social standing of the individual, urns ranged from simple, unadorned terracotta pots to intricately carved marble chests, elaborate bronze containers, and delicate blown glass jars.
The craftsmanship of these vessels often reflected the artistic trends of their specific era. For the Roman elite, marble urns were frequently decorated with high-relief carvings depicting mythological scenes, garlands of fruit, or symbolic imagery like reversed torches and birds, which represented the soul's journey or the mourning of the living. Glass urns, which became highly popular in the first and second centuries AD due to advancements in glassblowing, offered a striking aesthetic choice; their translucent walls allowed the contents to be partially visible, often placed inside protective lead canister boxes for burial.
Once filled, these vessels were laid to rest in various funerary settings. Elite families placed their highly decorated urns in elaborate private tombs or shared underground vaults known as columbaria (meaning "dovecoats"), where rows of niches built into the walls held the vessels. For ordinary citizens or freedmen, simpler ceramic vessels were often buried directly in the ground within communal cemeteries, marking a final, sacred resting place that adhered strictly to Roman religious laws regarding the honoring of ancestors.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and European Union export license
If you bid outside European Union and win the item, we must request a new export license to your country and the shipment will delay between 3 - 5 weeks.
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Säljaren har informerats av Catawiki om dokumentationskrav och garanterar följande: - föremålet har förvärvats på laglig väg, - säljaren har rätt att sälja och/eller exportera objektet, beroende på vad som är tillämpligt, - säljaren kommer att tillhandahålla nödvändig information om proveniens och ordna nödvändig dokumentation och tillstånd/licenser, i förekommande fall och enligt lokala lagar, - säljaren kommer att meddela köparen om eventuella förseningar i erhållandet av tillstånd/licenser. Genom att lägga bud bekräftar du att importdokumentation kan komma att krävas beroende på vilket land du bor i och att erhållande av tillstånd/licenser kan orsaka förseningar i leveransen av ditt objekt.
