ISic004345: I.Sicily inscription 004345

Photo J. Prag, 2016-05-12, courtesy Museo di Archeologia dell'Universita di Catania
Photo J. Prag, 2016-05-12, courtesy Museo di Archeologia dell'Universita di Catania
ID
ISic004345
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
draft
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from autopsy;
  • 2: Biondi reads I at line end, but no stroke is distinguishable with certainty on the break (after large vacat, more likely edge of stone?)

Physical description

Support

Description
Fragment of a Greek funerary inscription broken on all sides.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Object condition
fragment
Dimensions
height: 10.5 cmwidth: 14.2 cmdepth: 2.4 cm

Inscription

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

interpuncts on lines 2 and 4 are curved dashes, but dot on line 3.

Letter heights
Line 1: 16-25mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Sicilia low certainty
Provenance found
Exact provenance unknown, but was stored with the indication "Agira?".

Current location

Place
Catania, Italy
Repository
Museo di Archeologia dell'Universita di Catania , 05/101
Autopsy
2016.05.12
Map

Date

Imperial period (AD 1 - AD 300)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
  • TM: -
  • EDR: -
  • EDH: -
  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
12/13/2021