Sepolcro del Fornaro Eurisarces

Sepolcro del Fornaro Eurisarces

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Sepolcro del Fornaro Eurisarces

From the album Rome to Pompeii


ca. 1880
Albumen silver print
Image: 10 1/8 × 7 13/16 in. (25.7 × 19.9 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.2 × 35.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Phil Porter
Inscriptions Printed in image, BL: 465. SEPOLCRE DEL FORNARO EURISACES
Inscribed in black ink on mount, L: Monument of the Baker Eurysaces. B.176. It is erected in imitation of \ grain measures. The monument was erected by the baker himself, and \ the principle inscription is to the effect "This is to the monument of Marcus \ Vergilius Eurysaces a public purveyor of bread and an official." Some of the \ reliefs represents [sic] grinding, baking, + other parts of his trade, and others \ refer to his post of purveyor to the city.
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