ISic002104: Greek funerary inscription

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ID
ISic002104
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
Object type
stele
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

Physical description

Support

Description
A tapering stele with a cut back section at the base for insertion into ground or other support.
Object type
stele
Material
stone
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: cm, width: cm, depth: cm

Inscription

Layout
boustrophedon
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Chalcidic letter forms.

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Mylai
Provenance found
Found in excavations (US139) in 2022 of a section of the southern necropolis (cda San Giovanni), in anticipation of new building work
Map

Current location

Place
Milazzo, Sicilia
Repository
Antiquarium Domenico Ryolo
Autopsy
none
Map

Date

Necropolis dates beginning of C6 to c.480 BCE (600 BC - 480 BC)
Evidence
archaeological-context

Text type

No data

commentary

The stone is in course of study and publication by Giovanni Boffa; a preliminary notice published inOllĂ  et al. 2025.

Bibliography

Digital editions
  • TM: -
  • EDR: -
  • EDH: -
  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -
Printed editions
  • OllĂ ,Ravesi,Sardella,Zavettieri (2025) at 48 fig.40

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/17/2025