Lot no. 73
LARGE EPIGRAPHIC PLAQUE
Featuring a Latin-Punic cursive inscription for
ILATERI FELIX IVFERBES EMISSE
BONOS E FAVTESIS OSRIMV E ANIMABLM
FELIX FEGEM VSELLAMV E SECVRVETHA.
Terracotta. H. 53.5 x L.55 cm
Eastern Mediterranean, 4th-5th century
A Late Roman terracota epigraphic plaque. Presenting a Latin-punic cursive inscription in three lines with auspicious text. 4th-5th century A.D.
Provenance
Former collection of Mr G.D., who taught philosophy in Sousse in
1949 and left Tunisia in 1972 to take up a post in Japan. The heiress
was questioned by the OCBC at the request of the Tunisian Embassy.
and found that the purchase of these objects was legal.
Acquired at Hôtel des Ventes de Montpellier, 02/12/2015, lot 137
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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