ISic003524: I.Sicily inscription 003524

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
ISic003524
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Bitto and Orsi.

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque, with the upper part of triangular form to create a tympanum. Minor chipping to the edges, and extreme lower right corner missing.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 59.2 cmwidth: 68.5 cmdepth: 4-4.2 cm

Inscription

Layout
Text set out on centre of stone, below the tympanum (guideline marks the base of the tympanum).
Text condition
complete
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1-2: 45mm
Line 3: 40mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 3: 14-15mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
From excavation in 1914 of necropolis of San Placido, recinto H, sep.56

Current location

Place
Messina, Italy
Repository
Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina , A1382
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

2nd — 3rd century CE (AD 101 – 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
8/16/2022