ISic003983: I.Sicily inscription 003983

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
ISic003983
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
stele
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • Meligunìs Lipára XII

Physical description

Support

Description
Quite regular stele, with rough surfaces. Top right corner is missing, the front face chipped
Object type
stele
Object condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 55.7 cm, width: 48.3 cm, depth: 12-13 cm

Material

Description
volcanic (pietra di Fuardo)

Inscription

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

Line 1, eta 95mm, Line 2 omicron 60mm, Line 3 omega 60mm, omicron 63mm

Letter heights
Line 1: 100-103mm
Line 2: 79-83mm
Line 3: 80-86mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Lipara
Provenance found
Discovered in 1969 during the excavation of trench XXXI (Bishop's property). It was reused in the S head of masonry tomb 1004 (dated to the late first century AD)
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Current location

Place
Lipari, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano "Luigi Bernab� Brea" , 11612
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
3/22/2023