ISic002708: I.Sicily inscription 002708

ID
ISic002708
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Meligunìs Lipára XII with comparison to photograph;
  • 1-2: Bernabò Brea 1947: ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑΓΑΘΑ-ΡΕ ΧΑΙΡΕ ΥC;
  • Calderone: Ἐλευθέρα, Καθαρέ, χαίρετε

Physical description

Support

Description
Large intact stele, very carefully squared and with smooth surfaces. In the upper half of the front face, it has a wide and shallow hollow, with an arched upper end. Inside there remain traces of applied elements (perhaps stucco), also arched at the top, no longer preserved. The recess measures 44cm x 58cm.
Object type
stele
Material
volcanic (pietra di Fuardo)
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 94 cmwidth: 62 cmdepth: 10 cm

Inscription

Layout
The names are split into two columns, with the concluding salutation following below these; there is a mark of separation between the two names to clarify this.
Text condition
complete
Letter heights
Lines 1-2: 50-60mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Lipara
Provenance found
Found in 1941 during the excavation of a cistern in the villa owned by Ziino in the Diana district.
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Current location

Place
Lipari, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano "Luigi Bernab� Brea" , 70
Autopsy
None
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Date

Roman period (100 BC – AD 300)
Evidence
lettering, textual-context

Text type

funerary

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
5/15/2024