In the centre of the village, the museum welcomes you to admire the sculptures and statues that have been found.
The remains of the Gallo-Roman mausoleum at Faverolles provide exceptional archaeological evidence. At the beginning of the Empire (1st century), a Lingon of high social standing had a sumptuous tomb built on his country estate, on the edge of a Roman road coming from Langres, over 25 metres high. The remarkable sculptures discovered during archaeological excavations are displayed around a large scale model in the museum workshop in the heart of the village. The decorations are full of funerary symbolism: high-relief depicting a hunting scene; life-size lions; marine centaurs with human busts and fish tails; funerary masks belonging to the Bacchic procession: Bacchus, Menadus, Silenus; bas-relief of weapons, columns, capitals, cornices with modillions and caissons... All this decoration was intended to enhance the deceased and affirm his victory over death.
Visits on request by calling 06 84 86 63 19.
Musée de Faverolles
