ISic003428: Funerary inscription of Alphia

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ID
ISic003428
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Line.1: Εὐ[τύχη(?)], Gentili

Physical description

Support

Description
The lower part of the stone is broken off, and the stone is worn or damaged on all sides. Gentili suggests that it is the cover for a 'tomba a cassa'
Object type
plaque
Material
limestone
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 20.8 cmwidth: 86 cmdepth: 45 cm

Inscription

Layout
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Lettering

Letter heights
Lines 1-2: 64mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: not measured

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
found during works near so-called 'tomb of Archimedes' in constructing road from viale Augusto to Corso Gelone
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Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Area archeologica della Neapolis, Orecchio di Dionisio e Teatro Greco
Autopsy
Lying on the ground near the exit gate to the area of the amphitheatre
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Date

1st century BCE — 2nd century CE (100 BC – AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

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