ISic003474: I.Sicily inscription 003474

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
ISic003474
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
funerary monument
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Manganaro 2001

Physical description

Support

Description
The monument on which the inscription is placed is a slab of local limestone decorated with bas-relief and figures in the round. The representation on the front face is obtained by the superimposition of a circular shield, a groom's left leg seen in profile and a horse moving towards the left. The monument is carved on three sides, measuring 125 cm wide, 70 cm high and 70 cm deep.
Object type
funerary monument
Material
limestone
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: cmwidth: cmdepth: cm

Inscription

Layout
The inscription is inscribed in a frame carved on the left of the monument, under the head of a horse facing left.
Text condition
complete
Lettering

Types list:

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Castiglione di Ragusa
Provenance found
Original discovery not recorded.

Current location

Place
Ragusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Ibleo
Autopsy
On display.
Map

Date

c. 600—580 BCE (600 BC – 580 BC)
Evidence
material-context, lettering

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
4/24/2025