Public Inscription / Marble / Plaster or mortar / Pigment

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0818a
Object Name: Public Inscription
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: DeCriscio, Guiseppe
Object Category: Inscription
Object Type: Public inscriptions
Full Artifact Description: Fragments of inscription architrave. Cyma reversa at top. Two sections of same inscription preserved.; A CAECI...FVS II VIR; A(ulus) caec [illius Ru] fvs II VIR; Unusual monumental style. Ductus is flat as though filled with bronze but no nail holes. Broken not mended (5 pieces) Discoloration. Much chipping of moulding.
Cultures: Roman
Materials: Marble; Plaster or mortar; Pigment
Language: Latin
Inscription Text: A CAECI...FVS II VIR
A(ulus) caec [illius Ru] fvs II VIR

Measurements

Weight: too heavy to weigh
Length: 3.7
Height: 29
Measurement Notes: varies - see description below

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.
Exhibitions: Upjohn Inscriptions. 2009.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.0818a
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0818a/0000_00_0818p01.tif

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Full citation: "Public Inscription; Marble; Plaster or mortar; Pigment." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0818a/0000_00_0818p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 09, 2024.