Description:

Roman Empire, ca. 50 to 150 CE. This is a marble funerary plaque of rectangular form, carved within a plain grooved border and with eight lines of dedicatory Latin inscription. It has a veined leaf carved at the end of the second line, possibly to cover a mistake in the original carving. The back has been inscribed, probably at a later date (there was a lot of reuse of marble objects), with three lines of Latin text in a different hand. The inscription translates to: "To the Spirits of the Dead of Cossutius Severus, Cossutia Thallousa to her well-deserving patron (set up this monument), in which there are two vessels for bones, given as a gift by Tiberius Claudius Epitynchanus." The end of the second line and beginning of the third have been filed down and carved over. The reserve inscriptions reads, "Faustina (set this up) for Restuta and for herself." This plaque would have been a cover slab for a niche in a columbarium or underground multiple burial chamber. The Greek names of the donors suggest that they were both freedmen honoring their patrons. Size: 1" L x 11.4" W x 9.25" H (2.5 cm x 29 cm x 23.5 cm)

Provenance: Ex-David Dami Collection, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA; ex-Sotheby's, New York, June 13, 2002 auction, no. 130; previously Christie's, London, December 12, 1990, no. 119

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  • Condition: Some chipping to edges and minor iron staining, but clearly legible and intact.

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