Part of the Roman architrave of Volginius Phileros, inv. no. 889

Dated to: first half of the 1st century AD
Material: aurisina stone
Dimensions: height 45 cm; width 145 cm; thickness 29 cm
Height of letters: 6–8 cm
Weight: 473 kg

 

Part of the Roman architrave of Volginius Phileros with a frieze in relief and a two-line inscription in Aurisina stone (inv. no. 889) dating from the first half of the 1st century AD, found in 1981 during the widening of the road in Strunjan. It's secondary use was in an oil press.
Decoration of hanging garlands with ribbons tied on ox skulls (bucrania). In the intermediate semicircular fields a stylised ram's head and a bird. Inscription L(ucius) Volginius Phileros te[stamento fieri iussit?] [---] Supanicia T(-iti) [---].
On the reverse, traces of secondary use are visible (two rectangular grooves measuring 14 x 24 x 8 cm).

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