P. Grezzano t.2

At P. Grezzano, a Roman columbarium tomb is cut into an inaccessible rock face, its entrance a mere 63 centimetres wide, set low on the right. Rough steps drop more than a metre into the rectangular chamber, which measures 5.6 by 5.3 metres and stands 2.8 metres high. The interior is entirely cleared of earth, revealing a dense grid of burial niches across all four walls. The left wall holds five rows of 23 loculi; the right, six rows beginning nearly a metre and a half from the floor. The rear wall is more complex: a shallow step divides it, with four rows of 18 or 19 loculi above, and a scatter of smaller rows below, including a central niche notably larger than the rest, 40 centimetres high, 24.5 wide. Two arched niches sit low near the back corners, and isolated loculi appear on the lower wall surfaces. Above the entrance, a large pediment has collapsed, leaving only its parapet. This is a practical, efficient resting place, carved with the quiet, methodical logic of Roman funerary planning.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.