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Unknown — A Roman Marble Funerary Plaque Inscribed for Quirinia Felicia, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D.
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A Roman Marble Funerary Plaque Inscribed for Quirinia Felicia, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D.

This Roman funerary plaque commemorates Quirinia Felicia and dates to the first half of the 1st century A.D., a period when such marble monuments served as enduring testaments to the deceased and their families' social status. The inscription carved into the marble surface would have identified the deceased and likely included biographical details or expressions of remembrance, following standard Roman funerary conventions of the early Imperial period. Such plaques were typically displayed in cemeteries or columbaria, functioning both as permanent memorials and as declarations of the family's wealth and piety toward their ancestors.

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Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

December 3, 2024

Estimate: $4,000$6,000

Lot 446

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Unknown, A Roman Marble Funerary Plaque Inscribed for Quirinia Felicia, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D.

This Roman funerary plaque commemorates Quirinia Felicia and dates to the first half of the 1st century A.D., a period when such marble monuments served as enduring testaments to the deceased and their families' social status. The inscription carved into the marble surface would have identified the deceased and likely included biographical details or expressions of remembrance, following standard Roman funerary conventions of the early Imperial period. Such plaques were typically displayed in cemeteries or columbaria, functioning both as permanent memorials and as declarations of the family's wealth and piety toward their ancestors.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Roman, Inscription, Marble Sculpture, Funerary Art, 1st century AD, Relief Carving, Commemorative, Solemn, portrait memorial, Roman Imperial

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art