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Museo Vaticano (2) – catacomb materials
Via Tiburtina-via Labicana-via Latina-25
Cemetery of Ss. Pietro e Marcellino: small bowl of green glass turned on the wheel (1st. c.); fragment of a terracotta plate with stamp in planta pedis of L(ucius) Octavius Proclus -OCT PRO (second half of 1st c.).
Via Tiburtina-via Labicana-via Latina-26
Cemetery of Ss. Pietro e Marcellino: gold glass medallion of Tobias and the fish (4th c.); gold glass fragment of the Temple in Jerusalem (4th c.).
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Cemetery of Ss. Pietro e Marcellino: gold glass medallion of Tobias and the fish (4th c.).
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Cemetery of Ss. Pietro e Marcellino: gold glass fragment of the Temple in Jerusalem (4th c.).
Via Tiburtina-via Labicana-via Latina-29
Cemetery of Ss. Pietro e Marcellino: gold glass fragment of the Temple in Jerusalem (4th c.); gold glass fragment with Peter and Paul (?) (4th c.).
Via Tiburtina-via Labicana-via Latina-30
Cemeteries of S. Castulo and Aproniano: gold glass fragment with Simon and John looking at each other (4th c.); gold glass with family group (4th c.); terracotta lamp with short nozzle (late 2nd-early 3d c.).
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Cemetery of S. Castulo: gold glass fragment with Simon and John looking at each other (4th c.).
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Cemetery of S. Castulo: gold glass fragment with Simon and John looking at each other and inscription with their names (4th c.).
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Cemetery of S. Castulo: gold glass with family group (first half of 4th c.).
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Cemetery of S. Castulo: gold glass with family group (first half of 4th c.).
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Cemetery of S. Castulo: gold glass with family group and inscription (first half of 4th c.).
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Cemetery of Aproniano: terracotta lamp with short nozzle (late 2nd-early 3d c.); terracotta Vogelkopflampe (2nd c.).
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Cemetery of Giordano and Epimaco: fragment of mortar with impression; marble fragments; bronze lamp.
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Cemetery of Giordano and Epimaco: fragment of mortar with the impression of Peter and Paul - Concordia Apostolorum (4th c.).
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Cemetery of Giordano and Epimaco: marble inlay of a male head from an opus sectile group (4th c.).
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Cemetery of Giordano and Epimaco: small marble hand and part of the forearm with chunks of mortar.
Via Tiburtina-via Labicana-via Latina-41
Anonymous cemetery at the 4th mile of via Latina (Romavecchia): bronze suspension lamp with a double nozzle and central cross (4th-6th c.).
Via Appia-1-01
Cemetery of S. Callisto: objects from the Crypt of Cornelius and the surrounding catacombs.
Via Appia-1-02
Cemetery of S. Callisto (Crypt of Cornelius): terracotta lamps with images of Constantinian monograms, horse, dog, and workshop mark (2th-6th c.).
Via Appia-1-03
Cemetery of S. Callisto (Crypt of Cornelius): terracotta lamp with Constantinian monogram (4th-6th c.); lamp with workshop stamp FLORENT (end 2nd-early 3d c.); lamp with four petals on disk (2nd-3d c.).
Via Appia-1-04
Cemetery of S. Callisto (Crypt of Cornelius): terracotta lamp with elephant (4th-6th c.); fragmentary disk with image of winged victory (end 1st-early 2nd c.); glass unguentaria (1st-2nd c.).
Via Appia-1-05
Cemetery of S. Callisto (Crypt of Cornelius): fragmentary disk with image of winged victory (end 1st-early 2nd c.); glass unguentarium (1st-2nd c.).
Via Appia-1-06
Cemetery of S. Callisto: glass unguentarium in the form of an amphora (end 2nd-3d c.), mosaic glass in mortar, fragmentary glass plate, terracotta lamps (3d-6thc.)..
Via Appia-1-07
Cemetery of S. Callisto: mosaic glass fish set in mortar (1st c.).
Via Appia-1-08
Cemetery of S. Callisto: opus sectile plate, glass lamp, ring, bronze coin, and gold glass.
Via Appia-1-09
Cemetery of S. Callisto: opus sectile plate in the form of a bird, made of two layers glass (opaque white and violet) (4th c.).
Via Appia-1-10
Cemetery of S. Callisto: blown glass lamp (so-called "conchylia cup" or Konchylienbecher), decorated with sea creatures in blue and white glass (end 3d-beginning 4th c.).
Via Appia-1-11
Cemetery of S. Callisto: blown glass lamp (so-called "conchylia cup" or Konchylienbecher), decorated with sea creatures in blue and white glass (end 3d-beginning 4th c.).
Via Appia-1-12
Cemetery of S. Callisto: bronze ring with cupid, bronze coin, gold glass medallion with portrait of man.
Via Appia-1-13
Cemetery of S. Callisto: bronze ring with carnelian gem depicting a cupid torturing/burning a butterfly (allusion to Cupid and Psyche) (3d c.).
Via Appia-1-14
Cemetery of S. Callisto: bronze ass of the empress Severina (270-275); found together with an ivory knob (Appia-1-19) in a loculus.
Via Appia-1-15
Cemetery of S. Callisto: gold glass medallion with the portrait of a man and inscription - EUSEBI ANIMA DULCIS. (3d c.).
Via Appia-1-16
Cemetery of S. Callisto: gold glass medallion with the portrait of a man (3d c.); gold glass with augural inscription within a crown (4th c.).
Via Appia-1-17
Cemetery of S. Callisto: gold glass with augural inscription within a crown: CIL 15, 07043 = ICVaticano p 246 = AE 1997, +00166 = AE 2009, +00132: Cena B/enanti ! et / Claudiani: / qui se coro/naberin(t) / biban(t)! (b=v) "Dinner of Venantius and Claudianus; let those who have already crowned themselves, drink!" (4th c.). For the restoration history of this remarkable object, see: http://www.restituzioni.com/opere/vetro-dorato-con-ricordo-della-cena-di-venanzio-e-claudiano/
Cemetery of S. Callisto: ivory knob with engraved ornaments: sheep grazing and dedicatory inscription (3d c.); found together with a bronze coin (Appia-1-14) in a loculus.
Via Appia-1-20
Cemetery of S. Callisto: bottle with female figure sitting on a rock, holding two children to her breast and on the corners four letters of a trademark: MACN (early 4th c.); bronze top of a standard with constantinian monogram (4th c.).
Via Appia-1-21
Cemetery of S. Callisto: globular weight made of of bronze and lead with chain fragment; stylized bone doll (3d-4th c.), bone ring, inscribed bronze plaque (4th c.) set in mortar.
Via Appia-1-22
Cemetery of S. Callisto: globular weight made of of bronze and lead with chain fragment; stylized bone doll without articulation of its limbs (3d-4th c.).
Via Appia-1-23
Cemetery of S. Callisto: large bone ring without ornament; square bronze plaque which once was attached to some property of Lollianus, a man of senatorial rank: CIL 06, 32010 (p 3814, 4803) = CIL 15, 07160 = ILCV 00101: Loll/iani / v(iri) c(larissimi) pr(a)et(oris) / trium/falis. He is perhaps identifiable as Q. Flavius Maesius Cornelius Egnatius Severus Lollianus signo Mavortius Iunior (365-370).
Via Appia-1-24
Cemetery of S. Callisto: shell (pecten) set in the mortar enclosing a loculus.
Via Appia-2-01
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: objects of terracotta, alabaster, terra sigillata italica, and glazed wares.
Via Appia-2-02
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: Attic lamp of reddish-black glaze (2nd or 1st c. BCE); large alabaster funerary urn with two handles without lid (1st c. CE).
Via Appia-2-03
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: four hemispherical cups with ledge made of terra sigillata italica (1st-early 2nd c.),
Via Appia-2-04
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: thin walled barbotine cup (1st c.), terracotta theater mask with glass paste, fragmentary terracotta head of Sabazius.
Via Appia-2-05
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: thin walled cup with barbotine decoration and glass application (1st c.).
Via Appia-2-06
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: fragmentary terracotta theater mask with glass paste.
Via Appia-2-07
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: fragmentary terracotta head of Sabazius.
Via Appia-2-08
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: terracotta lamps: lamp with round nozzle and modius on disk (late 1st-early 2nd c.), lamp with round nozzle and cupid on disk (late 1st-early 2nd c.), African "transitional" lamp with open channel (mid 3d c.), lamp with round nozzle and crescent moon on disk (1st half of 2nd c.).
Via Appia-2-09
Cemetery of S. Sebastiano: terracotta and glazed ware: small circular plaque, fragmentary skyphos, lamp with round nozzle and Fortuna on disk.