Fragmentary base for statue of Quintilianus, governor of Samnium; erected to their patron by the guilds of Venafrum. Venafrum (Samnium). Mid-fourth to earlier fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Venafrum
Province:
Samnium
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Uncertain provenance
Current Location:
now inserted into wall of garden of Palazzo Lucenteforte
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
77
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Quintilianus, governor of Samnium
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost, but apparently the guilds (collegia) of Venafrum
Position:
Guilds
DATE
Earliest:
340
Latest:
450
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , X, 4865
Capini, S., Molise. Repertorio delle Iscrizioni Latine. VII: Venafrum, Campobasso 1999, n. 29