ISic003646: Funerary epitaph of P. Sergius Niger

I.Sicily with the permission of the Assessorato Regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana - Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana; photo J. Prag 2016-06-29
ID
ISic003646
Language
Latin
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from autopsy

Physical description

Support

Description
A fine light grey marble plaque, with light grey veining. Intact on all sides, with a frame formed by a single moulding; roughly picked only on the reverse.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 27.2 cm, width: 55.7 cm, depth: 3.2-5.3 (thickest at the top) cm

Inscription

Layout
Two lines in the upper portion of the plaque, both lines indented from the left margin, line 2 more so than line 1, but extending fully to the right margin with slight compression.
Text condition
No data
Lettering

Letter heights
Line 1: 52-54mm
Line 2: 49-53 (I = 57)mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Found in re-use as part of a tombcover in catacomb of S. Maria di Gesu (part of Vigna Cassia), cubicoli N and O of plan of Fuhrer
Map

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 24175
Autopsy
Prag, 2016.06.29, rack 9b of Magazzino B
Map

Date

High Imperial (AD 1 – AD 200)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
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Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
8/8/2024