Forgery of a Roman Funeral Ara, Evora

Description

Forgery of a Roman funeral Ara of Caio António Flavínio, made in the 16th century by André de Resende. It is carved in marble and is decorated by a jug and a patera. On its main face it retains the following inscription: “D(is) M(anibus) S(acrum) C(aio). ANTONIO. C(aii). F(ilio). FLA VINO. VI VIRO (seviro). IVN(iori) HAST(ato).LEG(ionis). II(secundae). AVG(ustae). TORQ(uem) AVR(eum). ET. AN(nonas). DVPL(as). OB. VIRT(utem) DONATO. IVN(ia). VERECVN DA. FLAM(inica). PERP(etua). MVN(icipii). EBOR(ensis) . MATER. F(aciendum). C(uravit).” It is currently preserved in the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum (Évora, Portugal). Catalog No. ME1838. ENCARNAÇÃO, José d' - IRCP - Inscrições Romanas do Conventus Pacensis - Subsídios para o estudo da romanização. Coimbra: Inst. Arqueolog. Fac. Letras, 1984, p. 443. 685 photos from Canon 5D Mk IV (35mm lens). Completely processed (aligned, scaled, meshed, cleaned, simplified, unwrapped, textured,) in Reality Capture.