Rome / Clay (unfired)

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Object Identifier
0000.00.1373
Other Number
Bodel 103
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Type
Brick stamps
Materials
Clay (unfired)
Inscribed
yes
Artifact Obverse Inscription
FORTU A/ T L SERVI
L. Servi Fortunati
Full Artifact Description
Red brick. Complete circular shape on medium sized trapezoidal brick. (three pieces glued together) Inscription runs concentrically in one line; central circle contains palm branch flanked by two small branches. Letters are crisp and neat. Inscription: FORTU A/ T L SERVI
Verbatim Date
mid 1st C AD
Verbatim Provenance
Italy
Verbatim Site
Rome
Countermark
no
Inscription Obverse Text
FORTU A/ T L SERVI
L. Servi Fortunati
Inscription Obverse Translation
Of Lucius Servius [or servilius] Fortunatus
Exhibition Title
The Beginning of Understanding; Writing in the Ancient World
Exhibition Curator
Allen, Marti Lu
Dix, T. Keith
Publication Title
Roman Brick Stamps in the Kelsey Museum
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
Publication Author
Bodel, J.
Publication Year
1983
0000
Type Category
Artifact

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.1373
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1373/0000_00_1373

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"Rome; Clay (unfired)". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1373/0000_00_1373. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 09, 2023.