Pozzuoli / Funerary Inscription / Marble / Pigment

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0868
Object Name: Funerary Inscription
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: DeCriscio, Guiseppe
Object Category: Inscription
Object Type: Funerary inscriptions
Full Artifact Description: Rectangular plaque. All sides preserved although bottom is irregular. Front and back polished smooth. Lightly incised lines irregular. Considerably yellowed marble. Probably not earlier than 58 AD.
Cultures: Roman
Materials: Marble; Pigment
Language: Latin
Inscription Text: DM D(is) M(anibus)
CLADIGMELLIVXIT Claudi Gemelli vixit
ANNIS XIX annis xix
VALERIVS BITALIS Valerius Bitalis (sic)
HERES B M Heres b(ene) m(merenti)

Measurements

Width: 2.6 cm
Height: 1.75 cm
Thickness: 2.5 cm

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Pozzuoli

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.0868
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0868/0000_00_0868p01.tif

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Full citation: "Pozzuoli; ; Funerary Inscription; Marble; Pigment." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0868/0000_00_0868p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 04, 2024.