Of rectangular form, the front with a recessed rectangular section, roughly hewn, for the now-missing inscribed panel, the other sides all decorated in relief with a phiale, a strigil and a helmet
20³⁄₄ x 9¹⁄₈ in. (52.7 x 23.2 cm.)

Spanish private collection, acquired in Murcia in the 1980s.

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Two sides of the altar are decorated in relief with a phiale and a stritgil, which are motifs that commonly recur in Roman funerary altars as they recall the practice of pouring liquids as an act of commemoration to the deceased.