ISic000919: Funerary inscription for Eirene and Theodoulos

ID
ISic000919
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of IG;
  • 4: Both christograms are inside circles.

Physical description

Support

Description
A small plaque of 'bardiglio'
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 25 cmwidth: 14 cmdepth: 2.8 cm

Inscription

Layout
hederae at the four corners, and two christograms to the right of the final line in a circle, with a cross between them and below.
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Line 1-4: 28mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Tauromenium
Provenance found
No details of the original discovery, but reported by Crispi in 1823 as part of material of sig. D. Agostino Gallo, from Taormina, wrongly attributed to Siracusa by Kaibel (and the inventory is agnostic)

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 56
Autopsy
None
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Date

later Roman (AD 300 – AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Muscolino discusses the likely attribution of this and a number of other pieces, the earliest records of which state that it came from Taormina, but also indicate that the stones were moved to Siracusa early, leading to general attribution to Siracusa.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/30/2024