Limestone plaque with bilingual inscription

1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

This funerary plaque is unusual in that it has inscriptions in both Latin and Greek, each of which follows conventions appropriate to the respective language. It reads in Latin above: “Julia Donata, the freedwoman of Olympus, lies here” and in Greek below: “Good Ioulia Donata, the freedwoman of Olympos, farewell.”

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Title: Limestone plaque with bilingual inscription
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman, Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 13 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 4 7/8 in., 37 lb. (34.9 × 38.7 × 12.4 cm, 16.8 kg)
Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.2393
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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