ISic003976: I.Sicily inscription 003976

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
ISic003976
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • Meligunìs Lipára XII

Physical description

Support

Description
Fairly well-cut stele with rough surfaces. Missing the upper-left corner; chipped along the edges of the front face; traces of mortar on the front and back faces.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 86.1 cmwidth: 45 cmdepth: 11 cm

Material

Description
volcanic (pietra di Fuardo)

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
complete
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

Line 1, omicron at 34 mm. Line 2, omicron at 41 mm; ypsilon at 48 mm.

Letter heights
Line 1: 50-55mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Lipara
Provenance found
Discovered in 1968 during the excavation of trench XXXI (episcopal property). It was reused as a cover of masonry tomb 913 (dated to the 1st century CE)
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Current location

Place
Lipari, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano "Luigi Bernab� Brea" , 11601
Autopsy
None
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Date

(Unknown - Unknown)
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
3/20/2023