ISic002904: I.Sicily inscription 002904

ID
ISic002904
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
Links
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Edition

Giacomo Manganaro, «Note storiche ed epigrafiche per la villa (praetorium) del Casale di Piazza Armerina», Sicilia Antiqua 2 (2005): 173–91 Zotero
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text of Manganaro 2005, checked against photograph (for ligatures, visibility of letters, etc.)

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque broken in many fragments, of which 10 survive, recomposed.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragments, contiguous
Dimensions
height: cmwidth: cmdepth: cm

Inscription

Layout
Text fills the plaque, centered heading, consistent left margin, appears compressed in the final lines.
Text condition
incomplete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1-11: 20mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Piazza Armerina
Provenance found
Found fragmented in re-use in the steps of staircase β of the ambulacrum

Current location

Place
Piazza Armerina, Italy
Repository
Villa Romana del Casale
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

2nd - 4th century CE (AD 101 – AD 400)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
7/15/2025