Roman funerary stele with inscription

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Description

ITEMFunerary stele with inscription
MATERIALMarble
CULTURERoman
PERIOD1st Century A.D
DIMENSIONS170 mm x 275 mm x 20 mm
CONDITIONGood condition, repaired
PROVENANCEEx English private collection, acquired between 1970 – 1990
DESCRIPTIONFunerary stele with inscription ‘VALERIVS · SABI/NVS · FECIT · TY/RANNO · AMICO / BENE MERENTI’, Valerius Sabinus made for his friend Tyrannus, who well deserves it.
PUBLISHEDDos nuevas inscripciones funerarias altoimperiales (Ficheiro Epigráfico 209, n° 755. Universidade de Coimbra)