THE FEMALE WORLD
Stele n. 12 and the funeral altar no. 13, both erected on female tombs, they preserve the representation in relief of a series of objects from the mundus (ornament and cosmetics) for women: a pair of sandals, a circular mirror in an open case with lid sliding, a comb, a cyst or ‘beauty-case’, gods perfume jars and even a closed parasol, which it is almost a unicum.
The representation of these objects wants to reaffirm the role assigned to women in society, from a perspective certainly very far from ours.
32- Cuspidate stele in limestone. 1st century AC.
Peticia P(ublii) l(iberta) Chiteris sic
Gemel(l)us filius fec(it)
33- Limestone funerary altar with triangular pediment between two pulvini. Second half of the 1st century B.C.
Poppaedia P(ublii) f(ilia) Secunda.
Filiae ossa sita.
Eitae M(arci) f(iliae) matri.
Ossa sita.