ISic003352: Antiquarian 'invented' inscription, dedication by Gorgon

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
ISic003352
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
dedication
Object type
column
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • Korhonen 2004

Physical description

Support

Description
A smooth cylindrical column, with a moulding around the top and a small cavity (2cm diam) in the upper surface.
Object type
column
Material
marble
Object condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 46.5 cm, width: 21 cm, depth: 21 cm

Inscription

Layout
Text in Greek letters over five lines, over the lower two thirds of the vertical side of the column
Text condition
No data
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering
No data
Letter heights
Line 1-5: 25-30mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
Biscari (1784) states that it was found at Messina among the ruins of the earthquake in 1783

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Museo Civico di Catania , 355
Autopsy
subsequent accounts in the early C19 attribute it to Capo Peloro (in Korhonen's view, a later refinement/attribution by Biscari)
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Date

An 18th century invention, probably between 1769 (publication of Torremuzza's corpus which provides the inspiration) and 1784 (first report by Biscari) (AD 1769 - AD 1784)
Evidence
No data

Text type

dedication

commentary

Although originally believed by Korhonen 2004 to be an imperial Roman archaising text, Korhonen 2018 provides convincing arguments and explanations for believing this to be a later 18th century creation.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
1/19/2021