ISic000258: Fragmentary Plaque of Two Letters

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ID
ISic000258
Status
edited
Language
Latin
Object type
plaque
Text type
unknown

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of ILTermini and photograph, confirmed with autopsy

Physical description

Support

Description
Large stone limestone fragment plaque. Bottom edge is flat, with bottom cornice. Top border is missing and top of text is abraded. Sides broken. Rear protruding.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 19 cm, width: 21 cm, depth: 13 cm

Material

Description
, likely (identification based on digital microscopy)
Type > subtype
stone.limestone.polishable.white > calcare_bianco_SiciliaOCC

Inscription

Layout
Fragment of a single line of two Latin letters.
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Letters are large and deeply incised. Well-defied serifs visible on 'N'.

Letter heights
Line 1: 85mm
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 piece is assumed to come from Termini Imerese

Current location

Place
Termini Imerese, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Civico Baldassare Romano
10
Autopsy
Antoniou, 2022-07-13. In Depositi of Museo Civico Baldassare Romano, room 1, scaffold 1, shelf 4
Map

Date

Imperial - two letters, v.precisely cut (?) (CE 1 - CE 300)
Evidence
No data

Text type

unknown

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
6/10/2026