Burial Tablet

L-1033-28A

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number L-1033-28A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Imperial Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Imperial Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Marble (Stone)
Technique Inscribed
Iconography Inscription
Description

Rectangular slab. Faint inscribed border with trace of red paint on proper left and top. Pinkish plaster on top. Latin inscription on upper 3/4 of face; traces of pink paint inside letters - 5 lines: DIIS MANIBVS C POPPAEVS VALES ET POPPAEA ILIAS FECERVNI SIBI ET AVLANIAE CHARIDI AMICAE SVAE CARISSIMAE. Translation: To the divine shades. Gaius Poppaeus Valens and Poppaea Ilias made (this monument) for themselves and for Aulania Charis, their dearest friend. Mended with L-1033-28B, but now broken again.

Height 31.5 cm
Length 41.6 cm
Depth 3.3 cm

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