Rome, Via Appia; / Latin, Funerary / Marble / Plaster or mortar / Paint / Pigment

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Object Identifier
0000.00.1576
Other Number
KM Studies 4, 040
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
Latin, Funerary
Object Type
Inscriptions on stone
Width
21.2 cm
Height
24.0 cm
Thickness
3.1 cm
Pierced
no
Inscribed
yes
Artifact Obverse Inscription
BVS [Dis Mani]bus
VMV [sacr]vm
Full Artifact Description
Coarse grained grayish white marble. Probably columbarium slab. Double incised border around inscriptional field. Lettering is square proportioned Scriptura Capitalis. Pentagonally shaped fragment with right and bottom edge preserved. Brown discoloration. Reverse shows striated tool marks. Letters outlined in red.
Verbatim Date
1st C AD
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Area
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Verbatim Provenance
Italy;
Latitude
0;0
Longitude
0;0
Stratum
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Horizon
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Triangulation Point
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Bag Number
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Find Date
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Unit Grid Number Marginalia
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Component/Room Marginalia
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Artifact Description
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Artifact Marginalia
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Remarks
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Verbatim Site
Rome, Via Appia;
Production Site
site
Countermark
no
Inscription Obverse Text
BVS [Dis Mani]bus
VMV [sacr]vm
Publication Title
Latin Inscriptions in the Kelsey Museum: The Dennison Collection
Publication Author
Baldwin, M & Torelli, M
Publication Year
1979
Type Category
Inscription

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.1576
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1576/0000_00_1576p02.tif

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"Rome, Via Appia;; Latin, Funerary; Marble; Plaster or mortar; Paint; Pigment." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1576/0000_00_1576p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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