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Tomb
of Trebellena Flaccilla (Tomb T)
From:
'Guide to the Vatican Necropolis' by Michele Basso,
Fabbrica di S. Pietro
Tomb
T contains evidence of some cineraria, as well as
interments. There are some finely decorated niches
with images of birds and flowers; the niches are separated
by small stucco columns on a brightly-coloured background.
There are some picturesque details, such as a dolphin
wound round a trident and a vase between two doves.
In
a cinerarium inscribed "Trebellenae Flaccilae
Valeria Taecina Matri dulcissimae fecit" was
found a small bronze coin of the early Constantinian
era with the inscription "Soli invicto comiti";
it can easily be traced to the Maxentian age.
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