Inscription Database
Epitaph from Vesontio (Civitas Sequanorum) – Besançon (Germania superior)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD080634
(Last Updates: 2019-10-17, Osnabrügge)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Mundo[---] | MVNDO[ ] |
| CO[---] | CO[ ] |
| [------ | [ |
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 150 AD
1 AD – 150 AD
Literature:
- É. Espérandieu, Recueil général des bas-reliefs, statues et bustes de la Gaule romaine 7 (Paris 1918) 44, Nr. 5286; Foto.
- L. Joan, Le Doubs et le territoire de Belfort, Carte archéologique de la Gaule 25 et 90 (Paris 2003) 240-241; fig. 220. (B)
- H. Walter, La sculpture funéraire gallo-romaine en Franche-Comté (Paris 1974) 22-23, Nr. 3; pl. 1,3.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
France
ancient find spot:
Vesontio (Civitas Sequanorum)
modern find spot:
Besançon
find spot:
modern region:
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
year of find:
before 1918
present location:
Besançon, Mus. des Beaux Arts et d'Arch.
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
stele
material:
Gesteine
height:
(57) cm
width:
(50) cm
depth:
23 cm
letter size:
5.5 cm
decoration:
present
Commentary
Rechteckige Stele. Oberhalb des profilgerahmten Inschriftfeldes Doppelbogen, in den Bogenfeldern links gladiusartiges Schwert, rechts Schild. Auf der Oberseite finden sich novh Spuren eines früher vorhandenen, kreisförmigen Aufsatzes (omphalos/Pinienzapfen?). (B): CAG: Mundo / C[---.
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD080634
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-10-17 by Osnabrügge
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