Funerary urn for holding the ashes of Sellia Epyre. Her name appears on the cover, while the name of
Funerary urn for holding the ashes of Sellia Epyre. Her name appears on the cover, while the name of Quintus Futius Olympicus (in genitive case, perhaps her husband) appears on its belly in a different script. The inscription reads: Sellia / Epyre / de sacra via / aurivestrix // Q(uinti) Futi OlympiciSellia Epyre made and sold clothes that were embellished with gold, thus her profession: aurivestrix. Her shop was on the Sacra Via in Rome. 1st half of 1st century A.D., from RomeMuseo Nazionale Romano (Terme di Diocleziano), Roma -- source link
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