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 Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Roman Empire
Date 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 N/A
Materials Stone--Marble
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Inscribing, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description

Marble columbarium slab, Etruria (I-early II ?), unpublished, epitaph of Ti Claudius Cissonius (!)

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

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

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Mary L. Trowbridge Collection
Reproduction No

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