Punic Stele

LARGE EPIGRAPHIC PLAQUE

Bearing a cursive Latin-Punic inscription:
ILATERI FELIX IVFERBES EMISSE
BONOS E FAVTESIS OSRIMV E ANIMABLM
FELIX FEGEM VSELLAMV E SECVRVETHA.

Eastern Roman Empire, 4th-5th century.

Terracotta.

H. 53.5 x W. 55 cm.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Mr. G.D., professor of philosophy in Sousse in 1949, who left Tunisia in 1972 upon his departure for a post in Japan.

Acquired at the Montpellier Auction House, December 2, 2015, lot 137