Female Inscription / Marble / Pigment

About this Item

Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0930
Object Name: Female Inscription
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: DeCriscio, Guiseppe
Object Category: Inscription
Object Type: Female inscriptions
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of grave stone- -probably freestanding cippus. Back rough but intended to curve. Front: curved at top; molding surrounds inscription. Above inscription wreath (oak?) with fillets. Inside wreath circle with cross inside design. Foliae interpuncts. Guidelines at top and bottom. Broken or cut away at bottom. Large chip at left. Surface slightly cracked. Very good attempt at monumental style. Little to no shading. Forms rather square.; Gazda: Inscription. Marble.
Cultures: Roman
Materials: Marble; Pigment
Language: Latin
Inscription Text: D M D(is) M(anibus)
IVLIAE CH Juliae Ch-
RESTE IVNI reste Juni-
VS PHOEBION us Phoebion
CONVGI Coniugi
BENEMERENTI Bene Berenti[Fecit]
Inscription Translation: To the gods of the underworld. To Julia Chreste . Junius Phoebion to his wife, well-deserving (it)...

Measurements

Weight: too heavy for lab scales
Length: 8.1
Width: 25.8
Height: 26.4
Measurement Notes: Length: 29.6 cm; Width: 25.6 cm

Date

Date: late 1st C AD

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.
Exhibitions: The Beginning of Understanding: Writing in the Ancient World. 1991.

Case 35 - Roman Death 2. 2009.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.0930
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0930/dscn5158.jpg

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