Museo dell'Alto Medioevo (Museum of the Middle Ages)

 

The museum was inaugurated in 1967 and it houses items which aim at illustrating the postclassical age, through finds mostly from Roman environments and central Italy. The exhibition tour begins with the presentation of several objects from the late ancient period, in particular three imperial portraits from the V-VI centuries AD, funeral inscriptions, etc.

The two subsequent rooms hold a series of items going back to the Lombard period, which are mainly illustrated by the finds of the necropolis of Nicer Umbra and Castel Torsion.

They are notable funeral accessories, with arms and ornamental objects of various kinds; in some cases the tombs of the dead of high rank are characterised by objects of luxury, such as swords with a gold hilt, silver horse harnesses, bronze plates, etc.

The Carolingian age is documented by marble furnishings from churches in Rome and Lazio, in particular pre-sbyteral enclosures, capitals, ambos, aItars, tabernacles,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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