ISic003318: Fragment

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
ID
ISic003318
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
unknown
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text based on photograph;
  • line.2: The first letter could also be a Î’

Physical description

Support

Description
Left fragment of a marble plaque. The epigraphic field is inside an engraved frame.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 6.5 cm, width: 7.5 cm, depth: 3 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-2: 16mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: not recordedmm

Provenance

Place of origin
Catina
Provenance found
Original discovery not recorded, but probably from Catania.

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico di Catania
Autopsy
Observed by Korhonen in Magazzino superiore, Museo Civico.
Map

Date

Imperial in date, C2-C5 CE (?) (AD 100 – AD 500)
Evidence
No data

Text type

unknown

commentary

This could be a fragment of an epitaph if the first letter of line 2 with an abbreviation marker above should be read as an indication of age (20 years).

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/22/2022