The Roman Section of the Museum
The Roman Section of the Archaeological Museum in Milan is one of the most interesting and relevant. The section houses a beautiful collection of epigraphs, statues and mosaics. Some of the objects found in here are unique, such as the Trivulzio Cage Cup (4th century A.D.), one of the only two cage cups which have remained undamaged till today and the Patera of Parabiago, from the same period, a silver plate that was used in rituals celebrating the cult of Cybele. The plate is especially valuable, since it comes from a period in the history of Milan when the pagan cults were diffused at the same time with the rising Christian religion.
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