Roman Funerary Urn

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A marble funerary urn decorated with scenes depicting the intiation of Hercules into the Eleusian Mysteries. In the scene visible here a priestess holds a wicker screen over an initiate whose head is covered with a lion-skin. 1st century CE, from Rome. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 17). Roman Funerary Urn. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4422/roman-funerary-urn/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Funerary Urn." World History Encyclopedia, January 17, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4422/roman-funerary-urn/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Funerary Urn." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jan 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4422/roman-funerary-urn/.

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