Combe, Taylor [Editor]: A description of the collection of ancient Marbles in the British Museum: with engravings (Band 5) ([S.l.], 1826)

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PLATE VII. Fig. 3.

A sepulchral urn, of a square form. On each side of the front is
a pilaster of the Ionic order, and ornamented with a branch of the
vine. Between these pilasters is a tablet, containing the following
inscription:

m . ivnivs . m . l

hamillvs . sibi . et
ivniae . pieridi
conivgi . carissimae

Underneath the tablet is a bust ofJunia Pieris, placed within a
circular frame, on each side of which is a griffin. The sides of
the urn are marked with lines in imitation of stone work. The lid
is pointed in the manner of a roof, and is ornamented in the centre
with some birds pecking at a berry, and at the corners with the un-
blown flowers of the honeysuckle.
From the Towneley Collection.

Height of urn, 10| inches ; of the lid, 3£ inches; width, 14 inches.

PLATE VII. Fig. 4.

An earthen olla, similar to those described at Plate II. fig. 2.
The monumental inscription, placed in front of it, records the name
of Opilia Faustilla, who lived 65 years.

d m
opilia
favstilla
vix. an. lxv