Female Inscription / Marble / Pigment

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.0930
Object Name
Female Inscription
Object Type
Female inscriptions
Materials
Marble
Pigment
Length
8.1;
Width
25.8;
Height
26.4;
Thickness
;
Weight
;too heavy for lab scales
Pierced
no
Inscribed
yes
Artifact Obverse Inscription
D M D(is) M(anibus)
IVLIAE CH Juliae Ch-
RESTE IVNI reste Juni-
VS PHOEBION us Phoebion
CONVGI Coniugi
BENEMERENTI Bene Berenti[Fecit]
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.
Verbatim Date
late 1st C AD
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Language
Latin
Inscription Obverse 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 Obverse Translation
To the gods of the underworld. To Julia Chreste . Junius Phoebion to his wife, well-deserving (it)...
Exhibition Title
The Beginning of Understanding; Writing in the Ancient World
Case 35 - Roman Death 2
Exhibition Curator
Allen, Marti Lu
Dix, T. Keith
Gazda, Elaine
Exhibition Year
2009
Publication Title
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
Publication Year
0000
Type Category
Inscription

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.0930
Link to this Item
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"Female Inscription; Marble; Pigment". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0930/dscn5158.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2023.