ISic003149: I.Sicily inscription 003149

Photo J. Prag, 2016-05-12, courtesy Museo di Archeologia dell'Universita di Catania
ID
ISic003149
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from autopsy

Physical description

Support

Description
A square plaque of marble, intact on all sides other than minor damage to the upper right corner. The edges are cut back towards the rear, and the rear is polished smooth, with an incised line marking a framing border around the rear face.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 14.0 cmwidth: 14.0 cmdepth: 2.7 cm

Inscription

Layout
The text fills the space, with word breaks not observing line end, and the text not filling the final line.
Text condition
complete #text_condition, legible
Letter heights
Line 1-6: 14-16mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
Found by Paolo Orsi, walled into a loculus in prop. M. Sangiorgi, via A. di San Giuliano (formerly via Lincoln), Catania
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Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Museo di Archeologia dell'Universita di Catania , 05/136
Autopsy
2016.05.12
Map

Date

4th — 5th century CE (AD 301 – AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/14/2021