Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.1891: Epitaph of Felix Inscriptions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Epitaph of Felix , 1977.216.1891,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287170. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.1891 Title Epitaph of Felix Classification Inscriptions Work Type inscription Date late 1st - 2nd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287170 Physical Descriptions Medium Marble Dimensions 36 x 26 x 4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bought by Clifford Moore in Rome for the Department of the Classics, 1905-1906. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Purchased in Rome Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.1891 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description DIS MAN / FELICI BENE MER / FILIO VIX / ANN IIII DIEB XXXXVIIII / AGATHEMER PATER ET / FLAVIA LAETA MATER / FILIO PIISSIMO "To the *manes* (spirits of the dead) of Felix, their well-deserving son, who lived 4 years 49 days; Agathemer his father and Flavia Laeta his mother (made this) for their most pious son." Publication History Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum VI (1902), no. 35242. Clifford Herschel Moore, Latin Inscriptions in the Harvard Collection of Classical Antiquities, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology (1909), Vol. 20/pp. 1-14, cat. no. 16, p. 6 John Bodel and Stephen Tracy, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A checklist, American Academy in Rome (New York, 1997), p. 51. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
