Lot no. 76
Funerary plaque of Caius Afranius Graphicus, calligraphy teacher, Roman art, Auch, between 41 and 70 AD
white marble, 60x179 cm
The inscription reads as follows: "To Caius Africanus Graphicus, freedman of Caius (Africanus) Clarus; calligraphy teacher, latroncules player, curator of Roman citizens and for Tertulla his wife, by virtue of his own will".
Provenance: M. Monédé, excavation in Auch, France, Domaine du Halai, July 1882; Boubée family; Bordeaux auction sale, 18 December 2003, lot no. 65; Swiss private collection ofouis lors.
Publication: LAVERGNE (Adrien), "Une nouvelle inscription des Auscii", in Revue de Gascogne, XXIII, 1882, pp. 435-438 (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5725858r/f442.image.r=graphicus). . This piece is accompanied by its "Certificate for a cultural asset" issued on 12/12/2007 as well as a complete file with references to numerous publications in scientific journals.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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