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Roman advertisement of stonemason

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Advertisement of a Roman mason

Two-language advertisement of the store in Panormus (present Palermo). The inscription promotes the services of the stonemason. Dated to the 1st century CE.

We can read: “Columns here are sculpted and are graved for sacred temples with public support (money)”.

Sources
  • Museo Archeologico "Antonino Salinas" di Palermo

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