Basin (Vessel)
L-1033-59
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | L-1033-59 |
| Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Imperial Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique | Inscribed |
| Iconography | Inscription | Leaf |
| Description | Libation cover. Circular depressed basin in center with Latin inscription on 3 sides. Four holes drilled through to reverse. Reverse: cylindrical depression cut so that holes are in center; triangular nitch and rounded ledge carved at either end of the depression. Inscription reads: NIMONIAE D M CRVSTINAE = To the divine shades of Nemonia Crustina. A leaf is carved between the D and M. |
| Height | 6.2 cm |
| Length | 23.2 cm |
| Depth | 21.2 cm |
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