ROMAN BONE CINERARY URN DECORATED PEDIMENT

Ca. AD 100 - 200. A bone pediment from a cinerary urn with a moulded cornice and a dentil band along the base. The sloping sides meet at an apex, and the corners are finished with acroteria. The tympanum shows a frontal head flanked by scrolling tendrils. For similar see: Museum of Bologna, inv. 19083. Size: 25mm x 110mm; Weight: 24.8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK Ancient art collection.