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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