ISic001558: An archaic epitaph

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ID
ISic001558
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

Text of IGPalermo

Physical description

Support

Description
A large block of the local stone ('arenaria di Monte Rosso', so Mingazzini).
Object type
No data
Material
sandstone
Object condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 56 cm, width: 120 cm, depth: 26 cm

Inscription

Layout
A single line of letters across the upper part of the face
Text condition
deteriorated
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: 100-160mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Kakyron
Provenance found
Found during excavations in the 1930s by Mingazzini, in re-use in 'Tower A' of a section of fourth-century BCE fortification, along with a second inscription.
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Current location

Place
Ravanusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Salvatore Lauricella
Autopsy
observed 2015.07.23 Metcalfe
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Date

End 6th century BCE, beginning 5th century BCE (550 BC - 451 BC)
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
12/18/2025