#columbaria

Tomba degli Stucchi. Ancient Roman columbarium, Imperial period Found along the modern Via Portuense.

A mural of an idyllic scene on a columbarium.

c. Late Republican Era – Flavian Era

A columbarium is a type of tomb with walls lined with niches that hold urns containing the ashes of the dead.

Marble columbarium.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Hollywood, California

Columbarium in Cimitero Verano.

Rome, Italy

An Ancient Roman columbarium located just outside the ancient port city of Ostia Antica.

Deteriorating columbarium.

Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans

A fresco depicting two fishermen and worshippers on a columbarium.

c. Late Republic Era – Flavian Era

A columbarium is a type of tomb with walls lined with niches that hold urns containing the ashes of the dead.