11-26-2012, 02:59 AM
Quote:The figure on the left is clearly Atimeto, proudly wearing his citizen's toga, but who is the figure on the right? His wife? A customer? She seems to be examining his wares. Do we have a date for this stele?
The relief is dedicated to L Cornelius Atimetus, and his freedman L Cornelius Epaphra:
L(ucius) Cornelius / Atimetus / sibi et L(ucio) Cornelio / Epaphrae lib(erto) / bene merenti / ceterisq(ue) libertis / lib(ertabus) posterisque / eorum (CIL VI, 16166)
So I would guess Atimetus is the citizen in the toga, and Epaphra (who may have worked in the shop 'very meritoriously') is the man on the right. I'm sure it is a man, by the way - unbelted tunic, looks rather like those on Pompeian wall paintings.
As for date - probably Flavian?
Nathan Ross