De Tobia 5.19

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Reference
De Tobia 5.19
Quotation
ponit cum lacrimis ornamenta coniux iam tristior empta carius, vendenda vilius
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
The wife of a debtor
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Jewellery
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Silver
Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones
Medium/a Ornamenting
Likely expensive jewellery with gold, silver, gems/ pearls and other precious stones, perhaps also elaborate clothing
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The debtor
Notes
The man is in debt, thus the wife will have to sell her ornaments
Item Identifier
A02418
Determination
Derived directly from text