Epitaph of C. Iulius Doryporus (overlook stairs)

Sculpture

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

OUT-32

Description

Epitaph of C. Iulius Doryporus Marble stele rounded at top. Roman tombstone above arch to overlook stairs Inscribed - a (In) f(ronte) IV, p̣(ede) ỊỊṾ. b Iulia Helpi= s patron= o suo C(aio) Iulio 5Doryporo TRANSLATION In width, four (feet), (in depth) three? feet. Julia Helpis (made this) for her patron Gaius Julius Doryporus. COMMENTARY Line 1 has "in fronte IV pedes" rather than the more usual "in fronte pedes IV." The unclear "IIV" could be a form of the typical continuation of the formula: "in agro pedes (IV)." This formula also typically occurs at the end of such inscriptions, rather than at the beginning, as it does here. (from US Epigraphy project) [USEP HCM.L.03.8.4]

Acquisition

Accession

OUT-32

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

[USEP HCM.L.003.8.3] OUT-32 Epitaph of C. Iulius Doryporus (overlook stairs)

Note Type

1928-06-30 ca from Pacific (purchased inscriptions, columns, urn, cow head, window)

Note Type

1928-07 ca from C Stein (Pacifici, T D Downing shipment, columns, capitals, heads, window)

Note Type

1928-04 ca from Armando Pacifici (Purchases Prices & sources)