ISic003528: I.Sicily inscription 003528

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana
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
ISic003528
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Bitto and Griffo.

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque complete but broken in 8 joining fragments, of which one is loose.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
complete, broken
Dimensions
height: 30 cmwidth: 34.2 cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
marble
Type > subtype
stone.unspecified > unverified

Inscription

Layout
Text is centred on the upper part of the plaque, over five lines, with a concluding hedera.
Text condition
complete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Slightly irregularly spaced thinly cut lunate Greek letters: lunate epsilon and sigma, cursive omega, terminations to many of the strokes.

Letter heights
Line 1-5: 32-33mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 5: 5mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
Necropolis at the Orti della Maddalena

Current location

Place
Messina, Sicilia
Repository
Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Messina
A3576
Autopsy
None
Map

Date

1st — 3rd century CE (AD 1 - AD 300)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
2/15/2026