ISic004445: I.Sicily inscription 004445

Photo 2017 courtesy Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi (Aut. Assessorato Beni Culturali Regione Siciliana n.10681 del 06/05/2014)
Photo 2017 courtesy Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi (Aut. Assessorato Beni Culturali Regione Siciliana n.10681 del 06/05/2014)
ID
ISic004445
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text from Orsi checked against photograph

Physical description

Support

Description
Trapezoidal marble plaque, damaged borders on three sides.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
complete
Dimensions
height: cmwidth: cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
Fine to medium-grained, banded, white marble, likely Aphrodisian, Docimian, Parian-1, Parian-2, Parian-3, Parian-4, Ephesian_white, Ephesian_scritto. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic to heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy)
Type > subtype
stone.marble > Aphrodisian,Docimian,Parian-1,Parian-2,Parian-3,Parian-4,Ephesian_white,Ephesian_scritto

Inscription

Layout
Text on 3 straight lines.
Text condition
complete #text_condition, legible
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

A with broken crossbar.

Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Fuehrer catacomb

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
15314
Autopsy
No Autopsy
Map

Date

mid-C4 AD (context) (AD 330 - AD 370)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

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

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
11/5/2025