Inscribed, on plaque, front of piece: DIS | MANIBUS | SPF | SABINAE [translated: To the departed spirits: Quintia Sabina made this with her own money.]
Funerary Monument of Quintia Sabina, 1st century CE
- Roman
Marble
- Framed: Overall: 28 × 23 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (71.1 × 60.3 × 41.9 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Standish Backus
38.106
On View
- Ancient Greek and Roman S2AA
Department
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
- High relief
- Marble
- Trees
- Sculpture
- Figures (representations)
- Inscription
- Carved
- Rectangular
- Chariot (ancient vehicle)
- Funerary sculpture
- Columns
- Monument
- Bird
- Lions
- Rams
Details
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Provenance
Mrs. Standish Backus; 1938-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published 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.
Rights Status
Roman, Funerary Monument of Quintia Sabina, 1st century CE, marble. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Standish Backus, 38.106.