Funerary plaque with Latin inscription - ROM2011_11854_16

ROM2011_11854_16

Funerary plaque with Latin inscription

Medium:Marble
Geography: Rome, Italy
Date: about 25-100 AD
Period: Roman Imperial period
Dimensions:
45.7 x 38.1 x 5.7 cm
Object number: 956.32.3
On view
Gallery Location:Eaton Gallery of Rome: funerary customs-enclosed case
Description

Roman Cinerary Urn

This Roman cinerary urn is highly unusual in having the spoils of war as its principal theme. Funerary Inscription Translation: "To the departed spirits, Aulus Manilius Pothinus erected this, for Aulus Manilius Amaranthus."

Collection:
Roman World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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