Lot 25
ROMAN MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATED TO FADIA QUIETA
ROMAN EMPIRE, C. 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
carved marble, the inscription reading:
“To the Shades of the Dead. Fadia Quieta lived 16 years, 6 months, 27 days. Fadius Felix her father did [this] for a most dutiful daughter. She lies here. May the earth be light upon you”
Dimensions
31cm wide
Provenance
Private collection, Paris, France; acquired 1970s
Karsten Schubert (1961-2019), London, UK; acquired July 2014
Private collection, Oxfordshire, UK; by descent 2022 from the above
Footnote
Exhibited:
Mazzoleni, London, UK, 'Mythology Reinterpreted. A Journey through Ancient Inspiration in Modern and Contemporary Art', 8th October-6th December 2024
Published:
Luigi and Davide Mazzoleni, Benedetta Casini, Mythology Reinterpreted. A Journey through Ancient Inspiration in Modern and Contemporary Art, exhibition catalogue, (London, 2024), pp.18-19