Limestone urn vase with lid, voluted handles, ribbed motifs and an inscription, Tazuit (Homs) necropolis, Roman period (2nd c. AD), 44 x Ø 34.5 cm.

Vessels and containers – Stone and ceramics (Prehistory and Ancient History – Funerary urns)

Material: Rocks/Stones | Type: Containers/Vessels | Countries: Libya

  • Period

    1st millennium BC – AD 1551

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Libya

Category

Vessels and containers – Stone and ceramics (Prehistory and Ancient History – Funerary urns)
Egg-shaped vases with button-topped covers. May have sculpted portraits, painted geometric motifs, inscriptions, scroll-like handles and/or be ribbed.
© Università Roma Tre Archaeological Mission in Libya / Fabian Baroni