Burial Plaque, Marble: incised, 3rd-4th century CE (?)
Object Name:
Burial Plaque
Place Made:
Rome (Italy)
Date:
3rd-4th century CE (?)
Medium:
Marble: incised
Dimensions:
11 1/8 × 11 5/16 × 1 in. (28.2 × 28.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Accession Number:
F 4715

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The Latin inscription reads: "Aurelia Progenia set up [this stone] to Aur[elia] Quintilla, her dearest mother, who lived sixty years, five m[onths], in grateful memory." A citron (etrog) and a palm branch bundle (lulav) are depicted.

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