The different levels of the grade planes suggest that the tombs placed at the sides of the tomb road were built in different eras, between the early 1st and the 2nd centuries AD. Facing the southern side are Tomb 23, characterized by the presence of a sort of unique peristyle, and Tomb 29, with a fine brick façade punctuated by half-pilastres. To the north, Tombs 30 and 31 may be distinguished, both characterized by an unroofed area and by a vaulted funerary chamber with triclinium; originating perhaps from one or the other of these are the frescoes depicting the vessel Isis Geminiana and a banquet scene, conserved at the Vatican Museums.
Tomb 23 at the time of excavation
View of the interior of Tomb 31
Fresco depicting the vessel Isis Geminiana
(Vatican Museums)
Fresco with banquet scene
(Vatican Museums)
Laurentina Necropolis, view of the internal cemetery road between Tomb 29 and Tomb 30
Tomb 23, cinerary ollas originating from the internal enclosure