Sarcophagus or large urn with cover

Late 3rd century B.C.

Medium/TechniqueLimestone (possibly travertine), the chest is smoother and less porous than the lid

DimensionsHeight (max.) x length (of cover): 104 x 75 cm (40 15/16 x 29 1/2 in.)

Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912

Accession number13.2860a

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ClassificationsVessels

Collections

Ancient Greece and Rome

InscriptionsThe inscription reads as follows: "FASTIA VELSI LARZL, VELUS PUIA," interpreted as: "Fastia Velsi, wife of Larza Velu"

ProvenanceAbout 1879, discovered on property belonging to the Count Lucioli, Chiusi, Italy (one of a group of objects said to have been found together in a tomb near Chiusi, probably in the Colle Lucioli just east of Chiusi, MFA 13.2860-13.2901). By 1913: with Raoul Tolentino, 57 Via Sistina, Rome; purchased by MFA from Raoul Tolentino, November 6, 1913