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Roman Columbarium Antonio Rufo in Almuñecar

The building has a square floor plan of about 4 meters on the outside and 2.5 meters on the inside. Of the four original walls, three still retain part of their structure, with the south-facing wall being the only one that has completely disappeared, probably where the entrance to the interior of the columbarium was located. Of the rest of the walls, the western one is mostly intact, while the northern one has a small portion, forming a corner with the western one. The eastern wall only retains a small wedge of its original height.


Inside the columbarium, the niches are arranged in three rows of three, built into the east and west walls. These niches are made up of small voussoirs of almost unhewn stone. On the west wall, seven of the nine original niches are preserved, while on the east only one and the start of two others in the first row are preserved.


The north wall shows the beginning of a small arch or vault, in front of what appears to have been an altar. At the base of this arch there are four holes, each about 25 centimeters in diameter, probably intended for depositing cinerary urns.


A notable detail is the crowning of the west wall and its intersection with the north wall, where an inflection is observed that suggests that the columbarium could have been covered by a semicircular vault, or by a structure similar to those found in the Cueva de the Seven Palaces.

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