Urn of a tesserarius of the Praetorian Guard

Found in Ostia. Formerly in the Villa Pacca, Rome.
Date: Trajanic-Hadrianic. H. 0.87, diam. 0.54.

On the front of the urn is an inscription:

MEMORIAE C(ai) LICINI LICINI ANI TESSERARI PRAETORIANI AEGRILIA PRO BIANE INCOMP ARABILIS EXEM PLI CONIVGIS S(ua?) P(ecunia?)

To the memory of Caius Licinius Licinianus, tesserarius of the Praetorian Guard. Aegrilia Probiane, because of the incomparable example of her husband. At own cost.

Two genii carry a garland, above which are the busts of the deceased couple. The garlands continue on the back, which also has a bucranium, a sacrificial vessel, birds, and a head of Ammon.

Poulsen 1951, cat. nr. 799. Inv. nr. 864. CIL XIV, 220. EDR164482. Arachne 99664. Photos: Arachne.