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Tombstone of married ex-slaves

Marble tombstone of two ex-slaves, celebrating their legal marriage and citizenship. In the centre, the relief shows them in citizen dress. Either size of it is a Latin inscription which records their status as former slaves and the husband's occupation as a butcher.

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Marble tombstone with relief of two figures in the centre, with an inscription either side
Detail of the left side of the inscription
Detail of the right side of the inscription