Burial Tablet
L-1033-51
Location: On Display in the Classical World Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | L-1033-51 |
| Current Location | Classical World Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Imperial Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique | Inscribed |
| Iconography | Inscription |
| Description | Rectangular tablet; broken on both proper left and right. Double inscribed border on top and bottom. Latin inscription; 4 lines: (p)ERPERNAE M L OSSA HIC SITA SV(nt) (pe)RPERNAM L PHILA(delphus) POLITOR EBORARIV. Translation: The bones of (Marcus) Perperna, freedman of Marcus, lie here. (Marcus) Perperna Philadelphus, freedman of Marcus, an ivory polisher (errected this monument). |
| Height | 4 cm |
| Length | 14.5 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
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