Pumpu Plaute Tomb

Urne dell’ipogeo dei Pumpu Plaute belongs to the second and first centuries (BCE). It was excavated in 1792 at a site where there were a total of fifteen urns uncovered. When it was discovered, archaeologists believed that there had been modern damage caused by tomb robbers. The top of the tomb features a man lounging, indicating that a man is buried within. We can see the remnants of red paint on the inscription of the lid. This tomb has some damage in the form of holes in the figure on the lid. The front side of the tomb is decorated with the story of Athamas, but there is no decoration or continuation of the story on the other sides of the tomb; the sides are completely plain. There are five people and one horse displayed in this version

This tomb was excavated in 1880. It was a much smaller tomb than the Pumpu Plaute and was most likely the tomb of freedmen or possibly even of a warrior ancestry. Unlike the Pumpu Platute tomb, this tomb was made for a woman, as evidenced from the figure on top. Like the Pumpu Platute, we see remnants of red paint in the inscription, however we also see blue paint in the background of the story, whereas the paint on the Pumpu Plaute is largely worn off. Compared to the Pumpu Plaute, this tomb has a little more damage to the figures. The son is missing a leg and there are a few arms missing as well. Just like the first tomb, the front side is decorated with the story of Athamas. Unlike the Pumpu Plaute, the story continues and wraps around to show more characters on the left and right sides. Because of this, there are a total of ten people and two horses. Comparing this horse to the Pumpu Plaute horse, we see that it is much more intricate, that it has been saddled and bridled. Compared to the first tomb, this horse is more made to scale. On this tomb, Ino is facing away from us. Unlike the Pumpu Plaute, there are two men standing at the front, one is trying to calm the horse and a different man is protecting the boy. This was seen in the first tomb as one man doing both jobs. Also different, is that the boy is facing us front on. Atamas is still on top of the horse, but this time he

This tomb was excavated in 1765 and contained seventeen slave urns, making it more similar to the Tetina tomb than the Pumpu Plaute tomb. Like the Tetina tomb, this is the tomb of a woman once again indicated by the woman laying on the top of the lid. Unlike either of the previous tombs, the Tinś tomb has no paint on it. This tomb has sustained the most damage, possibly because it is the oldest of the three. Tinś displays the Athamas story as well, but the sides of this is different from the others. Instead of nothing or more people, the sides are decorated with flowers. The flowers here could represent that the woman buried was beautiful and pure like a flower would be. Similar to the Pumpu Plaute, the story on the front displays five people and one horse. Comparing this horse, we see that it is much smaller than the other two and isn’t made to scale. However, the horse is bridled like the Tetina tomb. One major difference is that there is no Ino under the horse. Infact, she isn’t included at all. Like in the Pumpu Plaute, the boy is facing away and is being protected, however it is more like the Tetina tomb because there are two men, one protecting the other trying to calm the horse. But a trait that makes it unique from the other two is that one of the men is holding a sheild. Once again, Athamas is on top of the horse, and like the