Roman stele, with a dedication to the Emperor Nero

An image of Architectural element/Stele. Inscribed with a dedication to the Emperor Nero. Find Spot: Ptolemais, Egypt. Limestone, height, 0.78 m, width, 0.54 m, weight, 23.5 kg, 1-100 AD. Early Roman Period.

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Architectural element/Stele. Inscribed with a dedication to the Emperor Nero. Find Spot: Ptolemais, Egypt. Limestone, height, 0.78 m, width, 0.54 m, weight, 23.5 kg, 1-100 AD. Early Roman Period.

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Accession Number: GR.1.1890
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal length: 36
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 717 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 196.61kB
Exposure time: 1/80
ISO Speed: 400
Fnumber: 14/1
Captured: 2013:06:10 15:28:17

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1st Century AD Ancient Rome antiquity dedication Early Roman Fitz_ANT gravestone inscribed inscriptions limestone Nero Roman stela stelae stele texts

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