Lot Essay
Said to be from a columbarium located on the outskirts of Rome.
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CIRCA 150-200 A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE MEMORIAL TABLET
circa 150-200 a.d.
The rectangular tablet with an inscription that reads, "Here is buried a slave, Caius Januarius, freed by a women member of the Larcii Family. He lived 24 years," within a raised tabula ansata
13.1/8 in. (33.3 cm) wide
circa 150-200 a.d.
The rectangular tablet with an inscription that reads, "Here is buried a slave, Caius Januarius, freed by a women member of the Larcii Family. He lived 24 years," within a raised tabula ansata
13.1/8 in. (33.3 cm) wide
Provenance
Lowther Castle, Penrith, England
Literature
Corpus Inscritionum Latinorum, no. 6.21107