ISic003869: I.Sicily inscription 003869

ID
ISic003869
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Meligunìs Lipára XII;
  • 1: Bernabò Brea - Cavalier: ΚΑΛΛΙΟΣ

Physical description

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Description
Smooth stele slightly tapered at the top, with a rough base, more expanded on the front and on the left side. Missing the upper left corner, with extensive chipping in the upper part of the front face.,The stele has been reused as a funerary monument twice and is an opistograph. The oldest inscription is presented here.,[object Object]
Object type
stele
Material
volcanic (pietra di Serra)
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 35.7 cm, width: 63.4 cm, depth: 12.2 cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
complete
Letter heights
Line 1: 37-40mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Lipara
Provenance found
Discovered in 1969 during the excavation of trench XXXII, zone ε S (episcopal property). It was reused in the cover of the wall of tomb 665 (dated to the end of the 2st-2nd century CE).
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Current location

Place
Lipari, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano "Luigi Bernab� Brea" , 9347
Autopsy
None
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Date

(Unknown – Unknown)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

The inscription is difficult to read, as the surface is very eroded and possibly even deliberately scraped when the plaque was reused.

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
3/22/2022