W/W: Together in the Tomb, CIL 6.18524

Just Two Roommates Holding Hands

Name: Unknown Date:      1st century BCE Region:     Unknown Citation:   CIL 6.18524

These two women who were buried together are depicted clasping hands, symbolism  usually reserved for married couples. This relief is currently located in the British Museum.

Fonteia Eleusis, freedwoman of Gaia, and Fonteia Helena, freedwoman of Gaia, are buried here.

Figure 1. Tombstone Relief of Fonteia Eleusis and Fonteia Helena [British Museum, Object 1973,0109.1]

Just Two Roommates Holding Hands

Fonteia C L Eleusis H O Data Fonteia C L Helena