Grave Relief of Caesanius
Artist/Culture
Roman
Artist/Culture
Antioch
Date1st–2nd century CE
Mediummarble
Dimensions37.5 x 28.6 x 2.9 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum excavation funded by the bequests of the Reverend Dr. Austin S. Garver and Sarah C. Garver
Terms
Object number1936.41
DescriptionThe vertical relief is crowned by a pediment with a rosette. A draped male figure stands below holding a bottle. (Kondoleon, 2000)Label TextThis relief functioned as a grave marker. It was found in a cemetery outside the city walls of Antioch. The individual represented is a standing male named Caesianus who holds a bottle. He faces us and we are meant to read the Greek inscription aloud, “Caesianus, free of care, hail and farewell,” thereby greeting and recalling the deceased. ProvenanceAntioch excavation, 1936; from Northeast Cemetery, tomb 3 (Antioch 7/8-Y)
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