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Tablet with Inscription Honoring Ancharia Luperca
(Roman Empire )
The inscription on this tablet gives honors to Ancharia Luperca, the wife of Laberius Gallus, by the society of the smiths of Volsenii. A male bust (Walters 54.1148) was riveted to the top of the tablet when it entered the Walters' collection.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Excavated 1882, Bolsena (Volsinii), Italy; collection of Giovanni Scotti [CIL XI 2702]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [cat. no. 14, pt. 2]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/3/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Roman Empire
(Place of Origin)
Italy, Roman Empire, Bolsena (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 27 3/8 x W: 19 1/8 in. (69.5 x 48.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.176
