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Source Description
The inscription on this tablet gives honors to Ancharia Luperca, the wife of Laberius Gallus, by the society of the smiths of Volsenii. A male bust (Walters 54.1148) was riveted to the top of the tablet when it entered the Walters' collection.
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Document identity
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39495
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Tablet with Inscription Honoring Ancharia Luperca
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title
Tablet with Inscription Honoring Ancharia Luperca
description
The inscription on this tablet gives honors to Ancharia Luperca, the wife of Laberius Gallus, by the society of the smiths of Volsenii. A male bust (Walters 54.1148) was riveted to the top of the tablet when it entered the Walters' collection.
provenance
Excavated 1882, Bolsena (Volsinii), Italy; collection of Giovanni Scotti [CIL XI 2702]. Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [cat. no. 14, pt. 2]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
23 January 224 CE (Roman Imperial)
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en
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tablets
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cm
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69.5
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48.5
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H: 27 3/8 x W: 19 1/8 in. (69.5 x 48.5 cm)
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Roman
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CIL XI 2702
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29311
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bronze
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photo
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