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Marble funerary altar, carved in high relief with the figure of the deceased, named in the accompanying, elegantly carved Latin inscription as Anthus. The altar was set up by his father, L(ucius) Iulius Gamus. Although Anthus’ age is not given, he clearly died while still a child, since he is referred to as “(his) sweetest son,” and a personal touch is given to the relief by showing Anthus with his pet dog.
The inscription reads: Diis Manib(us) / Anthi / L(ucius) Iulius Gamus pater fil(io) dulcissim(o), meaning “To the Spirits of the Departed. Lucius Iulius Gamus, father, to Anthus, (his) sweetest son”.
1st half of 1st century A.D.
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Some favorite pages from Tombstone, since I ended it last week!
#america #northamerica #unitedstatesofamerica #usa #unitedstates #eastcoast #newengland #massachusetts #boston #monument #street #city #cityscape #citycentre #downtown #park #graveyard #church #cemetery #tomb #tombstone #grave #gravestone #instamerica #frenchigers #picoftheday #photooftheday #american #nikon (à Boston, Massachusetts)
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Time to get #spooky. Made some #Halloween #cupcakes for work, and couldn’t resist some excellent #tombstone #puns. #baking #knife #blood #spoopy #cakedecorating #habeascorpus #candybones
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Tombstone Poster - Created by Aurelio Lorenzo
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