ISic004475: I.Sicily inscription 004475

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
ISic004475
Language
Latin
Text type
funerary
Object type
plaque
Status
No data
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Orsi 1896, checked against photograph.

Physical description

Support

Description
Marble plaque of irregularly triangular shape, with curved upper side. Probably obtained by reusing a marginal fragment of a larger circular plaque.
Object type
plaque
Material
marble
Condition
complete
Dimensions
height: 26 cm, width: 20 cm, depth: cm

Inscription

Layout
Text on 3 straight lines, preceded by a christogram in a central position. Letters with elegant serifs, but executed by unsteady hand; guidelines visible.
Text condition
complete #text_condition, legible
Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights
Interlineation line 1 to 2: mm

Provenance

Place of origin
Syracusae
Provenance found
Catacomb of S. Giovanni

Current location

Place
Siracusa, Italy
Repository
Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi , 15507
Autopsy
No autopsy
Map

Date

C4 AD - C5 AD (AD 313 – AD 500)
Evidence
archaeological-context

Text type

funerary

commentary

Bibliography

Digital editions
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  • EDCS: -
  • PHI: -
Printed editions

Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Jonathan Prag
Contributors
Last revision
5/25/2023