A New City Patroness?

Abstract

Beside the amphitheatre of the ancient Abella in Campania, a few hundred metres
beyond the built-up area ofthe modern Avella, there is a large statue base ofwhite marble lying on its left side (m. 1.35 x 0.66 x 0.58)1. The mouldings on top and underneath and the framing of the epigraphic area are weil preserved. The right-hand side shows the remains of the normal patera.