ISic003424: I.Sicily inscription 003424

Photo J. Prag, 2014-09-10, by permission of Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
ID
ISic003424
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
Rectangular off-white marble plaque broken down the middle and reconnected. Seemingly intact, but chipped along the left and top edges. The rear is smooth.
Object type
plaque
Material
limestone
Condition
complete, broken
Dimensions
height: 21.6 cmwidth: 29.5 cmdepth: 1.7-2.0 cm

Inscription

Layout
Five lines of Greek text, centred on the stone, with a consistent left margin, and final line (numerals) centred between ivy leaves.
Text condition
complete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: 29-38mm
Line 2: 25-30mm
Line 3-5: 30-34mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Centuripae
Provenance found
No data

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 25253
Autopsy
Exact details not recorded, found in Centuripe prior to 1906.
Map

Date

1st — 3rd century CE (AD 1 – AD 300)
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
2/1/2022