The burial chamber measures 3,29 x 2,86 metres
and has two rows of arcosolia and one row of small niches. The
entrance wall too is equipped with niches. The grave was built
for a mixed
form of burial. The arcosolia were closed on the front-side with
painted plastering.
According to Professor Calza there was a painting in the central
niche
on the right wall of a woman putting on her coat. This painting
has got lost.
In the rectangular niche on the right wall there has been a painting
of a naked winged Cupid with purple shoes (now in the museum of
Ostia).
Besides that you can still see several paintings of flowers.
The decorations are of good quality and date clearly from a time
of
prosperity (170 - 180 AD).
Beneath the floor, which is not preserved, four formae were brought
to light.
 (click
on the flower for more pictures)
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