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Tablet. (A. Caecina Faustus)
Roman
Roman
1st century
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Length x width: 30.5 × 23 cm (12 × 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.632
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsInscriptions
DescriptionInscribed: A(ulus) Caecina / Peregrinus fecit / A(ulo) Caecinae Faústo / filio suo / carissimo vix(it) ann(os) XXII/ menses II dies XXII
Aulus Caecina Peregrinus made (this) for Aulus Caecina Faustus, his most beloved son, (who) lived twenty-two years, two months, and twenty-two days
Aulus Caecina Peregrinus made (this) for Aulus Caecina Faustus, his most beloved son, (who) lived twenty-two years, two months, and twenty-two days
ProvenanceBy 1888: with R. Lanciani; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)