ISic002099: Epitaph for Kaladion

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo I. Gradante, 2022-06-20
I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo I. Gradante, 2022-06-20
ID
ISic002099
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from photo

Physical description

Support

Description
Small square marble plaque, with thick layer of mortar on the reverse.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 17 cmwidth: 17 cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
marble
Type > subtype
stone.unspecified > unverified

Inscription

Layout
Text is set in the four quarters around a large staurogram which fills the width and height of the tablet, with hederae at its feet.
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
Already in the inventory in 1885, and noted by Orsi in 1888

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
88
Autopsy
Gradante
Map

Date

Catacomb of San Giovanni (AD 275 - AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
  • TM: -
  • EDR: -
  • EDH: -
  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
6/5/2026