About the Artwork
Funerary Monument of Quintia Sabina
1st century CE
----------
----------
Roman
Unknown
Marble
Overall: 28 × 23 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (71.1 × 60.3 × 41.9 cm)
Sculpture
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
Gift of Mrs. Standish Backus
38.106
Copyright not assessed, please contact [email protected].
Markings
Inscribed, on plaque, front of piece: DIS | MANIBUS | SPF | SABINAE [translated: To the departed spirits: Quintia Sabina made this with her own money.]
Provenance
Mrs. Standish Backus
1938-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Corpus Inscriptionem Latinarum, vol. 6, no. 25325--(3).
Bodel, John and Stephen Tracy. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. American Academy in Rome. Rome, 1997, p.129.
Matz and Duhn. Antike Bildwerk in Rom. no. 3924.
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Roman, Funerary Monument of Quintia Sabina, 1st century CE, marble. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Standish Backus, 38.106.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback