Burial objects 

Burial objects

Burial objects

Bronze, glass, quartz, silver, amber, bone, ceramics, shell

Nuceria Gate, Pompeii

These objects, found beside burial urns, were meant to accompany the dead on their journey to the Underworld.

SAP Nos: 59812, 59814, 59815, 59819 - 59832, 59834, 59835, 59837, 59840, 59841, 59843 - 59851, 59853

Other objects

Body cast of a crouching manLoaf of breadVenus, Roman goddess of love and beautyMedallion with a coupleArmbandGarden paintingDecorated shieldStatue of a lion eating its fallen preyGuard dog body castBoxBrazierBustCandelabraEarringsFountain headFountainJugLampMedical instrumentsOil containerPhotographSabaziusScalesStereoscopic photographUrnVulcanWaterpipe 

Where was this found?

Map showing where the burial objects were found

Nuceria Gate, Pompeii

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