ISic004283: Epitaph of Caius Publicius Clarus Auctus
- ID
- ISic004283
- Language
- Latin
- Text type
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- Object type
- plaque
- Status
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Apparatus criticus
- Text according to ILipara 778
Physical description
Support
- Description
- Large plaque of volcanic stone (pietra di Fuardo), re-used at least once, with an earlier text on what was originally the top of the front face; and this second text on the lowest, projecting part of the front face. This is the same support as = I.Lipara 373. The upper left corner is missing.
- Object type
- plaque
- Material
- volcanic
- Condition
- damaged
- Dimensions
- height: 108 cm, width: 42.5 cm, depth: 14 cm
Inscription
- Layout
- The text is deeply carved on the projecting lower part of the front face of the plaque, set out somewhat irregularly over two lines.
- Text condition
- complete
- Lettering
-
- Letter heights
- Line 1 to 2: 40-50mm
- Interlinear heights
- Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm
Provenance
- Place of origin
- Lipara
- Provenance found
- Found in 1971 in trench XXXI, west side, in re-use in the cover of a stone-built tomb no. 1225 (dating to the second century CE) (Property of the Bishop's palace).
Current location
- Place
- Lipari, Italy
- Repository
- Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano "Luigi Bernabďż˝ Brea" , 11632
- Autopsy
- None
- Map
Date
1st century BCE — 1st century CE (50 BC – AD 100)- 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