ISic004278: Epitaph of Aulus Hirtius Iunianus and Tucuria Alcimilla

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
ISic004278
Language
Latin
Text type
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Object type
plaque
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text according to ILipara 768

Physical description

Support

Description
Plaque of volcanic stone (pietra di Fuardo), broken across the lower edge, and lightly damaged on the right and upper margins. 3 holes for clamps along the upper edge, and 3 on the right and 2 on the left.
Object type
plaque
Material
volcanic
Condition
damaged
Dimensions
height: 80 cm, width: 50 cm, depth: 13 cm

Inscription

Layout
The text is approximately centred over 5 lines, with an incised horizontal margin below the inscription.
Text condition
complete
Letter heights
Line 1: 63-66mm
Line 2-3 : 55-57mm
Line 4: 58-62mm
Line 5: 50-55mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 5: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Lipara
Provenance found
Found in 1979 in the Castle (Norman cloister) during restoration works (in re-use in a later wall)

Current location

Place
Lipari, Italy
Repository
Autopsy
None

Date

(Unknown – Unknown)
Evidence
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Text type

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
6/17/2022