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Roman marble urn

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Roman marble urn
Roman marble urn

Roman marble cinerary urn of Baebia Satyra and M. Catonius Threptus. Object dated back to late 1st century CE.

On the front of object is relief of two erotes. There is also Latin inscription translated “To the Spirits of the Departed. Catonia Iusta, their daughter, made (this) for her most pious and indulgent mother and father, Baebia Satyra and M. Catonius Threptus”.

Sources
  • Sotheby's

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