Subject
Mosaic depicting a human skeleton pointing at the words ‘γνῶθι σαυτόν’ (‘know yourself’): exhortation to know the limits of human nature and to enjoy life’s joys. It decorated the floor of a tomb on the Via Appia.

Accession number 1025
2nd century A.D.

Provenance
Near Santa Maria Nova

Placement
Museo Nazionale Romano

Credits
3D edited by Fabrizio Banfi with the support of Chiara Stanga (Politecnico di Milano)

Subject
Globular shaped oil lamp showing an erotic scene. It was part of the funerary equipment in the tomb 12 of the Fioranello Road’s necropolis.

Accession number 22.M322-1.25.
Height cm 9; width cm 7; depth cm 2.
Not completely intact.
Around 40-80 A.D.

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
L. De Angelis e F. Turchetta, Lucerna con scena erotica in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 597-598.

Subject
Cippus of aqueduct with inscription found on 17 September 2019 during excavations for the replacement of the gas network at a depth of 1.10 m from the current road surface and at a distance of approximately 7.50 m. from the arches of the Felice Aqueduct which runs along this stretch of via del Mandrione.

Accession number 22.M322-1.1.
Travertine, chiseling/incision.
Height cm 140; width cm 44-45; depth cm 26 (first line of inscription). Hole: diameter cm 10; depth cm 25. Letters height: 1st line: 4.5; 2nd line: cm 6; 3rd line: cm 5; 4th line: cm 4-5; 5th line: cm 5; 6th line: cm 4.5; 7th line: letter “P”: cm 3.5; 7th numerable line: cm 4.
Prosopographical-based dating: Augustan age (probably 11-4 B.C.)

Provenance
Excavations in 35 via del Mandrione, 7th municipality

Placement
Tombe della via Latina

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
A.S. Cugno, Cippo di acquedotto in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by di F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 499-500.

Subject
Bronze oil lamp with round body, single nozzle and a lid.

Accession number 22.M322-1.39
Bronze, lost-wax casting
Height 3 cm, width 8.5 cm, length 11 cm
1st- 4th century A.D.

Provenance
Excavation at the 5th mile of the Via Appia Antica

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

Bibliography
C. Veen, Lucerna in bronzo in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp 463-464.

Subject
Slab with honorary inscription for the emperor Domitian with capital letters and central layout.

Accession number 262441.
Marble; engraving.
Cm 53.5x52x2.9; lett. 6.7-3.2.
Two recomposed fragments mutilated in the lower part; the top right corner is missing.
1st January – 13th September 95 A.D.

Provenance
3rd or 12th of the Via Appia Antica, Frattocchie district

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
F. Cerrone, Lastra con iscrizione onoraria per l’imperatore Domiziano in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F.R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp. 353-354.

Subject
Fragment of the lower part of a sarcophagus front; the cornice is decorated with a continuous Kyma Lesbio above which there is a bear cub.

Accession number 277886
Coarse-grained white-greyish marble
Height 22.2 cm; width 26.5 cm; depth 8.4 cm
Fragment broken on the sides and on the top
Approximately 270 A.D.

Provenance
Near the Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella, 3rd mile of the Via Appia Antica

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
A. Ambrogi, Frammento di sarcofago con orsetto e kyma lesbio in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp 323–325.

Subject
Cinerary urn with vegetal decoration and inscription.

Accession number 22.M322-1.110
White marble; chisel, drill, gradine
Height 21.5 cm (max) – 20.7 cm (min); total length 33.5 cm; depth 30.5 cm. Lid 34×30 cm. Inscribed tablet 22.3×10 cm
Second half of the 1st century A.D.

Provenance
Villa Appia delle Sirene; 10 Porta San Sebastiano street; 1st mile of the Via Appia Antica

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
B. Mazzotta, Urna cineraria in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp 284–285.

Subject
Greek funeral epigraph reused for the paving.

Accession number 22.M322-1.5
Marble, chiseling, engraving
Left side height 43.5 cm; right side height 40.6 cm; upper width 24.3 cm; lower width 22.5 cm; depth 0.21 cm
2nd – 3rd cent. A.D.

Provenance
Late antiquity complex with commercial function; 5th – 6th mile of the Via Appia Antica

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
C. Veen, Epigrafe funeraria in lingua greca in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, p 460.

Subject
Little treasure of 31 small coins from Constantine 1st to Valentinian 1st ; some of them are very common during the 4th century A.D.

Accession number 594007
State of preservation: from very good to fragmentary
From 330 to 375 A.D.

Provenance
Villa di Sette Bassi, in the Dépendance

Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)

Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)

References
M. Pepe, Tesoretto di 31 follis da Costantino I a Valentiniano I in Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Mantova 2022, pp 536-538.