ISic001653: I.Sicily inscription 001653

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
ISic001653
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Orsi 1896 with slight changes based on Ferrua 1982-1983

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble cover for tomb
Object type
plaque
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 168 cm, width: 44 cm, depth: cm

Material

Description
Very fine-grained, grey marble, likely Aphrodisian, Hymettan, Pentelic, Lunense. Digital microscopy: indistinguishable fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy)
Type > subtype
stone.marble > Aphrodisian,Hymettan,Pentelic,Lunense

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2 : mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Catacomb of S.Giovanni

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
15592
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

452 CE (cos. date) (AD 452 - AD 452)
Evidence
internal-date

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/24/2025