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C. Cluentius Proculus Inscription

Museo Archeologico, Padova Musei Civici

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Parallelepiped block belonging to a statue base. It has a votive inscription on the front face, framed by a double groove frame and lath. Aponus is a local divinity, linked to the thermal waters of the Aponense area. Gaius Cluentius Proculus, a citizen of Este, held the city magistracies, aedile and duovirate, and was administrator of finances for two times. Finally, as pontiff, he was particularly concerned with the cult of indigenous deities honoured even in pre-Roman times.

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Object Data

Physical data
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 45.20
Width: 86.40
Length: 23.00
Archaeological data
Material
Grey Verona limestone
Class
Votive plate
Provenance
Padua
Cronology
Roman
Dating
1st century A.D.
Production technique
Bas-relief and carving
Conservation
State
Mutilated