ISic030084: Greek defixio naming Baleria Arsinoe

ID
ISic030084
Language
Ancient Greek
Text type
defixio
Object type
lamina
Status
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Apparatus criticus

  • Text after Comparetti ap. Orsi (subsequent editions are derivative, without further autopsy).

Physical description

Support

Description
Lamina.
Object type
lamina
Material
lead
Condition
No data
Dimensions
height: 2.6 cmwidth: 16.0 cmdepth: cm

Inscription

Layout
No data
Text condition
No data
Letter heights
Line 1: mm
Interlinear heights

Provenance

Place of origin
Messana
Provenance found
Found in the Necropolis of S. Placido (excavations of P. Orsi, 1914), in burial no. 48, a tomb 'a cappuccina' in 'recinto F', which was covered by a pile of stones; the lamina was found inside the burial, directly beneath the ceramic tube provided for libations.
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Current location

Currently unlocated in either Messina or Siracusa museums, no autopsy since Orsi/Comparetti

Date

first or second century CE (lettering, context) (AD 1 – AD 200)
Evidence
lettering, archaeological-context

Text type

defixio

commentary

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Citation and editorial status

Editor
Jonathan Prag
Principal contributor
Thea Sommerschield
Contributors
Last revision
6/11/2024