ISic000787: Epitaph for Ti. Claudius Claudianus

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
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
ISic000787
Language
Latin
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text according to IMusMessina 23

Physical description

Support

Description
A slab of marble broken into three pieces although with the text fully preserved.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 28 cmwidth: 40 cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
marble
Type > subtype
stone.unspecified > unverified

Inscription

Layout
The text is centered on the stone, with a careful layout (ordinatio) and uniform distribution.
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1 to 5: 42mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 5: 10-15mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
Necropolis at the Orti della Maddalena

Current location

Place
Messina, Sicilia
Repository
Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina
A3580
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

(Unknown - Unknown)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/20/2021