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adam@social.lol ("Adam") wrote:

Some things never really change.

A Roman cinerary urn, bearing an inscription reading: LIVIAE SIBI NEPHIOGENES CONLIBERTAE FECIT MERITAE The very last E is outside of the space with the rest of the text, as the inscriber ran out of room.
Roman Cinerary Urn, 1st century BC - AD 3rd century Marble A Mistake Can you spot the mistake on this cinerary urn? The stoneworker hired to cut the inscription didn't plan ahead. He ran out of room when cutting the last line and had to place the final E atop the decorative band. Gift of R. C. Ballard Thruston and Mrs. S. Thruston Ballard 1929.17.440 a,b