ABSTRACT
The ritual objects that were apparently supported by the dedication block are of particular interest. The upper surface of the block is not polished but left unfinished, a feature that might suggest it was not intended to be seen; Edmondson would consequently place it above eye level. The inscription of Albinus makes no mention of material, so one would infer here that the provincial priest has paid the costs of less expensive bronze figures. The more immediate significance of the reconstructed inscription of Albinus is that it combines with the inscribed base of the statue of Pomponius Capito to show that a flamen served the provincial cult of Divus Augustus and Diva Augusta during the reign of Claudius. A potential objection is that in contrast to local evidence in Baetica or Proconsularis, local inscriptions of Lusitania fail to provide any echo or reflection of regulations at the provincial centre comparable to those of the Lex Narbonensis.
