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7. 7W A Christian Roman marble funerary plaque fragment, cir…
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7. 7W A Christian Roman marble funerary plaque fragment, cir…
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
7. 7W A Christian Roman marble funerary plaque fragment, circa 4th Century A.D.
Carved with part of a palm branch and a dove ,red pigment remaining, with inscription below: ]LIA FIDELIS IN PACE/ ]?A FIDELIS IN PACE/ F]IDELIS IN PACE/ ].IA FIDELIS IN PACE, which refers to four Christian burials.
19.5cm high, 26cm wide
Provenance
Paris art market
E. van Dijk (1942-2024) Collection, Netherlands, acquired from the above prior to 1996.
Literature
P. J. Sijpesteijn, Lateinische Grabinschriften IV, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Bd. 111 (1996), pp.283-288, Table VIII, 8.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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