Roman slave collar
39 €
The original tag is currently held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France; it is dated to the 4th-5th century AD.
5.8 cm in diameter, one face bears an inscription on 5 lines: TENE ME QVI A FVGI ET REBOC A ME IN BIA LATA AD GEMELLIN V MEDICV
Transliteration: [Tene me, quia fugi(o) et reboca (sic) me in bia (sic) lata ad Gemellinu(m) medicu(m)
Translation: Stop me, for I have run away, and take me back to the physician Gemellinus, Via Lata
The suspension stem is broken on the original. The back is plain.
This reproduction has been mounted in the same way as other tags found throughout the Roman world.
This piece is ideally suited to illustrating the theme of slavery in an educational workshop.
- Materials
- Bronze et acier
- Periods
- Antiquity