Marble inscribed cippus
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.This funerary inscription records the death of an imperial freedman of the emperor Claudius (r. A.D. 41–54) named Saturninus. He had been an official who collected inheritance taxes in the province of Achaea (Greece) for the state treasury in Rome. It was set up by his wife, Flavia Saturnina. The cippus, hollowed out at the top to hold Saturninus’ ashes, once had a lid.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble inscribed cippus
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: 2nd half of 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: 30 11/16 × 15 1/2 × 18 3/4 in., 550 lb. (78 × 39.4 × 47.6 cm, 249.5 kg)
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Anonymous loan
- Object Number: L.2013.89
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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