1 - Double-sided marble inscription, Rome, circa 1st–3rd century A.D.

Double-sided marble inscription, Rome, circa 1st–3rd century A.D. A Roman marble two-sided inscription, circa 1st–early 3rd century A.D. Side 1: L.SPURIUS.FELIX.FECIT.PAT[RONO.SUO.ET.]/ SIBI.ET.SPURIAE.L.l.ACTE.PATRONAE/SPURIAE.L.l.PIERIDI.LIB.UXORI, space, SPURIAE.L.l.PRIMILLAE.F.l/ L.SPURIO.L.ET.D.D.l.FELICI LIB, space, SPURIAE L.ET.D.D.l.SABBATIDI.l/ Spuriae.L.l.SECUNDILLAE.F LIB, space, SAIRIAE SABINAE/ AND.LIBERTIS.LIBERTABUS POSTERISQUE.SUIS OMNIBUS, translating as: 'Lucius Spurius Felix built (this grave) for his patron and for himself and for Spuria Acte, freedwoman of Lucius, his patroness, for Spuria Pieris, a freedwoman of Lucius, a freedwoman, his wife, for Spuria Primilla, a freedwoman of Lucius, his daughter, a freedwoman, for Lucius Spurius Felix, a freedman of Lucius and of two women, a freedman, for Spuria Sabbatis, a freedwoman of Lucius and two women, a freedwoman, for Spuria Secundilla, a freedwoman of Lucius, his daughter, a freedwoman, for Seria Sabina, and for all his freedmen and freedwomen and for all his descendants. The lower section is carved in relief with seven vessels and the text ]NE.CUM.CN.PACILIO ABINNAEO, perhaps the provider of the burial plot. Side 2: which predates the funerary inscription and may refer to a corporation of shipowners: '..UOVURO (duovir is a member of a board of two).NAUCLA (nauclarious: shipowner)...'/[Publ?]ICE.RESTITUERUN, 68.5 cm high, 45 cm wide Footnotes: Provenance E. van Dijk (1942–2024) Collection, Netherlands, acquired before 1987. Literature P.J. Sijpesteijn, “Two Latin Funeral Inscriptions,” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Vol. 68 (1987), pp. 153–157. It is suggested that the seven vessels depict: a patera, two pot-bellied jars, a smaller jar with a double handle, a simpulum, and two large amphorae; an instrument, possibly a paintbrush, may indicate that the dedicant was a potter. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: W W The lot is bulky or has characteristics that require it to be picked up from a designated warehouse. Please refer to the section “Post-Auction Pickup and Storage” for more details. Please note that transfer and storage fees will apply to any lot not collected within 14 days of the sale date. Starting on the 15th day following the sale, storage fees will be the responsibility of the buyer. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com