Illustration
Staircase leading to the underground chamber of Columbarium 1, Rome. The central pillar supporting the ceiling is at left.
About the Author
I am a former college professor and Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, 1997.
Related Images
Image
View from Staircase of Central Pillar and Loculi, Columbarium 1, Vigna Codini
The loculi in the central pillar of this columbarium in Rome (discovered...
Image
Columbarium 3 at Vigna Codini: View of Double Staircase
This largely first-century CE columbarium in Rome, discovered in...
Image
Fresco of Duck and Tripod, Columbarium 3, Vigna Codini
This fresco is on the first landing of the columbarium discovered...
Image
Fresco of Bird and Dangling Grotesque Mask, Columbarium Vigna Codini 3
High up on the wall almost lost in the shadows above a loculus...
Image
Columbarium 1 at Vigna Codini: Loculi & Central Pillar
Columbarium, excavated in 1840 CE, on strip of land between Via...
Image
The Columbarium at the Villa Wolkonsky, Rome
Before entering this columbarium, which is in the garden of the...
Cite This Work
APA Style
L'hoir, F. S. (2014, October 19). Staircase: Columbarium 1 Vigna Codini. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3145/staircase-columbarium-1-vigna-codini/
Chicago Style
L'hoir, Francesca Santoro. "Staircase: Columbarium 1 Vigna Codini." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 19, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3145/staircase-columbarium-1-vigna-codini/.
MLA Style
L'hoir, Francesca Santoro. "Staircase: Columbarium 1 Vigna Codini." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Oct 2014. Web. 24 Apr 2024.
