Roman funerary altar
Maker
Italy, mid 1st century (artist)
50 - 75 AD (Life dates)
50 - 75 AD (Life dates)
Title
Roman funerary altar
Date of Production
50 AD - 75 AD
Medium
medium : material : marble (white)
Dimensions
Height: 80 cm
Accession Number
S.1947.LF.6
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In the first century the traditional funeral rite was cremation and funerary monuments usually took the form of an urn or altar standing in a family cemetery.
This marble altar is ornamented with symbols of ritual sacrifice; an inscription records its erection by Lucceia Hebene in memory of her husband, Marcus Lucceius Optatus, and of their daughter who died at the age of five years and three months.
This marble altar is ornamented with symbols of ritual sacrifice; an inscription records its erection by Lucceia Hebene in memory of her husband, Marcus Lucceius Optatus, and of their daughter who died at the age of five years and three months.
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : carved : central panel : : LVCCEIA HEBENE / SE VIVA FECIT / DIS . MAIBVS / MLVCCEIO ORTATO / COIVGI.SVO PLISSIMO FT / LVCCEIA EPOSILIAE / FILIA ESVA EPISSIMAE QVAE / VIXIT.ANNOS.V.ETMENS . III
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