Vostrus Stele, Roman funerary stele in Caen, France.

The Vostrus Stele is a beige stone monument with a carved relief in two panels. The upper panel shows a bust of a man in three-quarter view facing right, holding a bird-like object to his chest; the face is heavily eroded. Below a horizontal ledge, the lower panel bears the inscription VOSTRI CAVSI LXXV.

The monument dates to the first century and was found in 1861 in Lisieux during road construction work. It came from a burial site that held many Roman remains from that era.

The stele's inscription reads VOSTRI CAVSI LXXV, giving the deceased's name in the genitive and his age of 75. The father's name is typically Gaulish, and the absence of the tria nomina of Roman citizens marks a Romanized Gaul rather than a citizen. The figure's clothing is adapted to local weather.

This piece is housed in a museum collection and can be seen during regular opening hours. Visitors should approach it carefully, as it is a fragile limestone artifact displayed under controlled conditions.

The stele was found face down at a depth of 0.50 m in 1861, during the opening of a street laid out in the axis of rue Basse-Navarin. Seven red or grey urns holding ashes and charred bones, plus a bronze coin of Antoninus Pius, lay at the same level. Under the stone were fragments of urns and Roman bricks.