Altar
Dublin Core
Title
Altar
Subject
Sandstone
Description
A Roman sandstone altar dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus (Best and Greatest) by one Valerius Maximus. On the top of the altar is a depression for a sacred fire. The front is inscribed with the dedication:
I O M
SACRVM
VALERI
MAXIM
VSLLM
Translation: "Sacred to Jupiter Best and Greatest. Valerius Maximus paid his vow, glad, willing, deservedly"
I O M
SACRVM
VALERI
MAXIM
VSLLM
Translation: "Sacred to Jupiter Best and Greatest. Valerius Maximus paid his vow, glad, willing, deservedly"
Source
Purchased from Charles Ede Ltd, London, with funds from the Alumni Friends of the University of Queensland, Brisbane, 2007.
Date
AD 100 - 200
Identifier
7.001
Files
Citation
“Altar,” RD Milns Antiquities Museum Online Exhibitions, accessed April 29, 2024, https://uqantiquitiesonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/66.