Tabula ansata
The tablet is of sheet gold with Greek letters cursorily inscribed.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tabula ansata
- Period: Imperial
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Height: 1 3/4 in. (45.2 mm)
Length: 4 in., 5g (101 mm) - Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Charles Caryl Coleman, 1892
- Object Number: 92.22a, b
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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