Epitaph of Ulpia Felicitas

Sculpture

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HM-342

Description

Epitaph of Ulpia Felicitas. Marble altar, partially repaired with plaster Funeral memorial with female head in relief. Inscription reads: "ULPIA FELICITAS VIX. ANNXIX" TRANSCRIPTION Ulpia Felicitas vix(it) ann(is) XIX. TRANSLATION Ulpia Felicitas lived for nineteen years [USEP HCM.L.Tmp97.6.61] -------------------------------------------------------------- Translation (by Naomi Kline): "ULPIA FELICITAS VIX(it) ANN(is) XIX" "Ulpia Felicitas. She lived nineteen years" Notes (by Naomi Kline): The stone has a portrait of a young woman, facing front, with hair in braid coiled on the head. The name is that of a freedwoman, or daughter of a freedman. Several examples of this name occur. A columbarium on the Via Praenestina was built by a freedman of Marcus Aurelius, and his wife who had this name. Reportedly 1st century from Via Appia (Rome) Questionable authenticity according to correspondence with Dr. Guntram Koch on July 11, 1978. Professor Koch mentions that he would need to see the actual object to be certain. (see catalogue card.)

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

342

Made/Created

Place

Location

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Headstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tombstone

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (30)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (31)

Note Type

1951 Tour Manual 009

Note Type

[USEP HCM.L.Tmp97.6.61] HM-342 Epitaph of Ulpia Felicitas