sepulchre
A tomb. 2. A receptacle for relics, especially in a Christian altar. 3. A shallow arched niche in the chancel to hold the elements of the Eucharist between their consecration on Maundy Thursday and the Easter High Mass. (Harris, 1977) Photo of a room in the reconstructed Tomb of the Platorini family (Sepulchre of the Sulpicii Platorini). The exhibit is a rare example of a fully preserved Roman columbarium, or tomb with niches for cinerary urns, from the Julio-Claudian age, providing insight into ancient Roman funerary practices and artistic styles. Other artifacts and busts of family members, including Gaius Sulpicius Platorinus, a politician close to Emperor Augustus, were also found at the site. The mausoleum was dismantled during construction of river embankments and meticulously reassembled within the museum in 1911 to preserve it, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy, 2025.