SEARCH
You are in browse mode. You must login to use MEMORY

   Log in to start


From course:

Art and Archaeology of Ancient Italy

» Start this Course
(Practice similar questions for free)
Question:

Identify.

Author: Siena Failla

Identify.



Answer:

Ash urn of Publius Volumnis Violens, from Tomb of Velemna, Perugia, Marble, early 1st cent CE, period of early Roman Emplire, depicts a Roman building, style very Roman (inscription, pedimental decoration, columns, gorgon face, bucrania (bull skull) on side and garland decoration popular in Roman architecture (ribbons wrapped around bull horns represent a sacrificial offering), sphinx on roof


0 / 5  (0 ratings)

1 answer(s) in total