ISic000154: Epitaph of Clodia Thalia

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo J. Prag 2022-07-13.
ID
ISic000154
Language
Latin
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from autopsy

Physical description

Support

Description
A very thick plaque of compact grey limestone, with the upper edge cut to a triangular form (more crudely finished than the other edges). Intact on all four sides, with the edges covered in modern red paint. The rear is pecked. The surface shows some signs of damage and wear.
Object type
plaque
Material
limestone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 24 cm, width: 27 cm, depth: 10.4-9.4 (left to right) cm

Inscription

Layout
The text is carefully centred (note use of ligature in line 2 to support this?), the final line much smaller.
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: 38-48mm
Line 2: 36-38mm
Line 3: 20-23mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Thermae Himeraeae
Provenance found
Found in 1878 in piazza Duomo, during the excavation of ditches for the planting of trees.

Current location

Place
Termini Imerese, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico Baldassare Romano , 104
Autopsy
Prag 2022-07-13, in the storeroom of the Museo Civico.
Map

Date

Imperial (AD 1 – AD 250)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/24/2025