ISic003080: I.Sicily inscription 003080

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; drawing of Orsi, from NSA 1984, p.274 fig.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; drawing of Orsi, from NSA 1984, p.274 fig.20
ID
ISic003080
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
Quarry mark
Object type
block
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • A with right-angled straight strokes extending left and right from the apex of the letter.

Physical description

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Description
Monogram on the side of a large block of lava stone ('grosso pezzo di lava con marca di scalpellino', Orsi).
Object type
block
Material
volcanic
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: cm, width: cm, depth: cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: 200mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Naxos
Provenance found
Recorded by Orsi 1893-04-21 in Giardini Naxos, in the garden of Prof. Cacciola in Naxos.

Current location

Place
Giardini Naxos, Italy
Repository
Autopsy
None

Date

Assumed to be ancient (600 BC - 1 BC)
Evidence
No data

Text type

Quarry mark

commentary

The piece is reported by Orsi in Taccuino no.17, p.61, describing observations of 21April 1893; Pelagatti reprints an image of the notebook page and transcribes it. The piece appears to be a corner block of a larger monument, cut away on the interior.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
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Last revision
11/27/2025