Bidspirit auction | ROMAN MARBLE STELA WITH DEDICATORY

ROMAN MARBLE STELA WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A Roman marble stela with inscribed Latin phrase DOS EST MAGNA PARENTIUM VIRTUS means ”The great dowry is the virtue of the parents”, originating from Horace's Odes (III.24), For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number X.248.4; The British Museum, Museum number 1867,1122.415. Size: 180mm x 150mm; Weight: 1.44kg Provenance: Property of a Swiss collector; Ex Swiss collection 1990's. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.