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The Latin inscription on the front of this chest indicates that it was made to hold the ashes of Lucius Gavius Clemens. Several prominent men from Late Republican times to the second century A.D. bore the name Gavius, which belongs to an old Roman gens (clan).
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Title: Marble cinerary chest with lid
Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Date: ca. 20–30 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Accession Number: 96.9.222a, b
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