ISic002905: Fragment of a funerary epitaph

ID
ISic002905
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Manganaro 1982, controlled against photograph;
  • 1: Trace of line above not noted by Manganaro

Physical description

Support

Description
Fragment of a marble plaque, borken on all sides
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 5.5 cmwidth: 11 cmdepth: 1.2 cm

Inscription

Layout
Traces of three lines of regularly cut Greek letters
Text condition
incomplete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1-3: 14mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Piazza Armerina
Provenance found
Villa del Casale
Map

Current location

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

Date

3rd or 4th century CE (AD 201 – AD 400)
Evidence
lettering

Text type

funerary

commentary

Reference to years, most likely an age, in line 2 makes this most likely an epitaph

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
5/10/2025