Latin Funerary Plaque

Item

Title
Latin Funerary Plaque
Inventory Number
A0433
Description
Plain plaque of white marble with incurved border; remains of 2 iron nails.
SEX•LARTIDIUS•SEX•L•
THELYS•MAG•Q•
FAMIL•AN•XXX•
ET•LESBIAII•L
Sextus Lartidius Thelys, freedman of Sextus,
"magister quinquennialis" (a non-political official of a corporation or collegium)
belonging to the household for 30 years
also (once) the freedman of Lesbiaius
Height
16 cm
Width
29 cm
Bibliography
Lind, p. 159
Type
burial