Burial chest

Description

Marble ash chest with a funerary inscription for Marcus Pilius Eucarpus for his wife Pilia Philtata. Height 27.94cm, Width 0.45m DIS · MANIBVS PILIAE · PHILTATAE M · PILIVS · EVCARPVS CONIVGI · B · M FECIT · ET · SIBI To the spirits of the dead. Marcus Pilius Eucarpus made this for himself, and for his well-deserving wife, Pilia Philtata. COL: [GAA9332](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?partId=1&objectId=459482) Produced from 44 photographs, taken with a Nikon D5100 by Daniel Pett.