ISic000202: Fragmentary funerary plaque for a Nymp[hidia?]

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
ID
ISic000202
Language
Latin
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of autopsy ;
  • line.2: While Bivona (1994) records Nimph as read in line 2, the are no visible traces of the H on the line (although given the name, is the most likely following letter).

Physical description

Support

Description
Small fragment of a red/muddy-brown plaque. Parts of left and top edges are original, otherwise broken. Possible traces of red pigment in incised letters. Traces of modern mortar and paint on sides, and front face. Rear is flat.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 10.5 cm, width: 11 cm, depth: 1.8 cm

Inscription

Layout
Three lines of fragmentary Latin text.
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: 33mm
Line 2: 24-26mm
Line 3: 21-22mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Thermae Himeraeae
Provenance found
The place, date, and circumstances of the discovery are unknown, but the inscription is assumed to come from Termini Imerese

Current location

Place
Termini Imerese, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico Baldassare Romano , 20
Autopsy
Antoniou, 2023-07-07. In the Depositi of Museo Civico Baldassare Romano, room 1, scaffold 13, shelf 3
Map

Date

Imperial (AD 1 – AD 300)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The lack of a praenomen at the beginning of line two suggests that the dedicatee is a woman, potentially Nimphidia.

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Citation and editorial status

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