Latin Funerary Plaque

Item

Title
Latin Funerary Plaque
Inventory Number
A0435
Date Acquired
1909
Description
Plain plaque of white marble with border; in the pediment, a small stone-mason's dolabra, pick.
DM
RUBRIA•POSTIMA
POSTUMIANO
FILIO•KARISIMO
FECIT
to the gods of the underworld (diis manibus)
Rubria Postima
for my dearest son
Postumianus
made this
Height
16.5 cm
Width
27.5 cm
Bibliography
Lind, p. 160
Type
burial