Caption

Tombstone of Marcus Julius Sistus with bilingual inscription, unknown Roman workshop, sepulchral funerary architecture, Greek inscriptions, Latin inscriptions, imperial freedmen. Rectangular marble slab with very irregularly worked back surface; front bears traces of numerous auxiliary lines vertical and horizontal into which three lines of Latin text and three lines of Greek text are rather unevenly inscribed. Date: after 14 AD–end of 1st century 1st century. Place of origin: Italy, possibly Rome. Slab: height 42 cm, width 56 cm, depth 5 cm, weight 29 kg., A rectangular stone slab with carved grooves forming rows of shapes, showing a pale off-white to light beige surface with areas of darker beige and small brown discolorations, and a few faint gray marks and hairline cracks; the slab has slightly rounded top corners, a chipped lower left corner, and a small triangular nick at the lower right edge; the carved lines create recessed letterlike forms in a regular, evenly spaced arrangement across the front, and the background behind the slab is a smooth gradient of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_478

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Keywords

Tombstone Marcus Julius Sistus bilingual inscription unknown Roman workshop sepulchral funerary architecture Greek inscriptions Latin inscriptions imperial freedmen Rectangular marble slab irregularly worked back surface front bears traces numerous auxiliary lines vertical horizontal three lines Latin text Greek text unevenly inscribed Date 14 Ad– 1st century 1st century Place origin Italy Rome Slab height 42 cm width 56 cm depth 5 cm weight 29 kg rectangular stone slab carved grooves forming rows shapes showing pale off-white light beige surface areas darker beige small brown discolorations faint gray marks hairline cracks slab slightly rounded top corners chipped lower left corner small triangular nick lower right edge carved lines create recessed letterlike forms regular evenly spaced arrangement across front background smooth gradient gray.