Tombstone

1921.01.0021

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Artifact Identification Tombstone   (1921.01.0021)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Roman Empire, 1st - early 2nd century CE
Culture Roman
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 27.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 15.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 3.7 cm
Weight 3414 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Stone--Marble
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Inscribing, Drilling
Munsell Color Information White (2.5Y 8/0) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

Marble columbarium slab, Etruria (I-early II ?), unpublished, epitaph of Ti Claudius Cissonius (!)

Description N/A
Comparanda

CM 1

Bibliography

Bodel, John, & Stephen Tracy, eds. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy, 1997.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Mary L. Trowbridge Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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