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Mondeville: Gallo-Roman glass cinerary urn (2nd-3rd c. AD)



Mondeville: glass cinerary urn (Caen Mus.Normandie; photo Athena Review 2013)


Glass cinerary urns of this form were commonly used for cremation burials throughout the ancient Roman world. This wide-mouthed example from Mondeville dates from the late 2nd-early 3rd century AD.

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