ISic004464: I.Sicily inscription 004464

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
ISic004464
Language
Ancient Greek
Status
draft
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque

Edition

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Apparatus criticus

  • Text checked against photograph

Physical description

Support

Description
Quadrangular marble plaque, broken in 2 fragments.
Object type
plaque
Object condition
complete, broken
Dimensions
height: cmwidth: cmdepth: cm

Material

Description
Medium-grained, homogeneous, white marble, likely Parian-2, Parian-3, Parian-4, Thasian-3, Docimian (identification based on pXRF)
Type > subtype
stone.marble > Parian-2,Parian-3,Parian-4,Thasian-3,Docimian

Inscription

Layout
Text on 5 straight lines, elegant letters with serifs; occasional use of interpuncts.
Text condition
complete #text_condition, legible
Technique
chiselled
Pigment
No data
Lettering

K with short branches.

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

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Necropoli Grotticelli, fondo Russo

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Sicilia
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi
47062
Autopsy
No Autopsy
Map

Date

Late C2 AD - mid-C3 AD (AD 175 - AD 250)
Evidence
No data

Text type

funerary

commentary

Unpublished?

Bibliography

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

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
10/22/2021