Plaster Cast: Tabula Ansata, Votive Ansate Tablet
1900.12.0090
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Plaster Cast: Tabula Ansata, Votive Ansate Tablet (1900.12.0090) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Emile Gillieron & Fils, Athens. |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Early Roman Empire, 1st century BCE to 1st century CE |
Culture | Roman |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 36.3 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 35.8 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.9 cm |
Weight | 4333 g |
Measuring Remarks | Depth = Thickness |
Materials | Plaster |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
Munsell Color Information | White (2.5Y 8/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Square plaque in bas-relief depicting two ears framed by a sort of portal, below which Latin inscription appears: "CVIIVS HAS AVRIS GAIIVS TIBI VOVERAT OIM PHOEBI GENAEI POSVIT SANVS AB AVRICVIS" |
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Description | Marble relief of two human ears in the upper corners of the field reflecting their position on the sides of the head. There are two trapezoidal handles on each side of the ears. |
Comparanda | An votive inscription in Greek of 2nd to 3rd CE from the same sanctuary mentioning the word ear, IG IV2 1, 474 and Versnel, 1981, 122, no. 14.1. |
Bibliography | CIL III, Sup. 1, 1311, no. 7266 = Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, vol. III, Northern and Eastern Provinces of the Empire (including Greece), Supplement 1, 1311, no. 7266. IG IV2 1, 440 = Inscriptiones Graecae vol. IV part 1, Inscriptiones Epidauri, (1929) no. 440. ILS II, 1, 3853 = Dessau, Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae, vol. II, part 1, no. 3853. Weinreich, 1912 = AthMitt 37, 63ff = MDAI(A) 37, 63ff. = Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung. v.37 (1912) p.63f. Versnel, H. S. 1981. Faith Hope and Worship. Aspects of Religious Mentality in the Ancient World. Studies in Greek and Roman Religion 2. Leiden: Brill. 122, no. 14.2. Available on Google books.com. Hollander, Eugen. Plastik und Medizin. Stuttgart, Verlag von Ferdinand Enke, 1912. p. 216, Fig. 125. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | Found near the remains of the Temple of Asklepios in his sanctuary at Epidauros, Greece. |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
Reproduction | yes |
Reproduction Information | Original in the Athens National Archaeological Museum no. 1428. |