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Altar with an inscription dedicated to Fructuosus

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Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT)

Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT)
Tarragona, Spain

Fragment of an altar with an inscription dedicated to Fructuosus, bishop of Tarraco, and his deacons, Augurius and Eulogius. Found in the Early Christian Necropolis, it is interpreted as part of an altar dedicated to the Tarraconense martyrs.
Despite its fragmentation, the inscription can be read and is unanimously accepted and recognised by the scientific community as:

(Fru) CTVOSI A (uguri et Eulogi)

RIT 942

Inventory number: MNAT P-199

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  • Title: Altar with an inscription dedicated to Fructuosus
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: Early Christian Necropolis of Tarragona
  • Physical Dimensions: 9 x 18 x 12 cm
  • Type: Altar
  • Medium: Paros marble
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT)

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