Roman Wooden Wax Tablet Fragment Written in Greek

拍品描述

Circa 3rd-4th century A.D. Part of a wax tablet with two holes in the frame for fastening, Greek writing. Cf. for a similar tablet in Greek and Latin Wollman, V. ‘Eine Romische Wachstafel (tabula cerata) in der archaologischen Sammlung der ‘Batthyaneum’ Bibliothek, in an V (2010), nn. 9-10, pp.22-31. 45.45 grams, 18.6 x 7.2 cm (7 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.). [No Reserve] Property of a North London gentleman; previously in the Dean family collection since 1975. Wax tablets written in Greek or Latin, were used by Romans as account registers (codices accepti et expensi); for transactions (for example, the tablets of the banker Lucius Caecilius Iucundus found in Pompeii); for lists of goods, inventories, and notes to be kept and archived; for Roman magistrates to annotate the salient events of their bureaucratic activities; for writing letters; for drawing up legal texts of various kinds: legacies, declarations of births and citizenship, reports of trials and diplomata militaria. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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