Antiquarium di Tindari

This collection is dedicated to material excavated at the site of Tindaris, organised by type rather than chronology: ceramics, statues, inscriptions, glass ware and a reconstruction of the scaenae-frons

Location

Via del Teatro Greco, 98060 - Tindari (ME)

Tindari, Messina, Italy

Inscriptions

19 inscriptions

Inventory numberIDTitleDateOriginMaterialTypeObject typeLanguageCurrent location
N/AISic000672I.Sicily inscription 000672CE 1 - CE 100
Very fine-grained, veined, white, calcitic marble, likely Lunense. Optical microscopy: homeoblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic fabric with triple points (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis) honorific N/ALatinTindari
ME 28743ISic000674Fragment of a public inscription (imperial honorific?)CE 114 - CE 211
Fine to medium-grained, spotted, white, dolomitic marble, likely Aphrodisian, Docimian, Parian-1, Parian-2, Parian-3, Parian-4, Ephesian_scritto. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic to homeoblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD)honorific plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic000675I.Sicily inscription 000675CE 1 - CE 200
marblehonorific plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic000676I.Sicily inscription 000676CE 201 - CE 300
Fine to coarse-grained, banded, white, calcitic (with dolomite), smelly marble, likely Proconnesian. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic fabric with fine-grained areas. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic to homeoblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis) honorific plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic000677I.Sicily inscription 000677CE 1 - CE 400
Very fine to fine-grained, veined, white, calcitic marble, likely Lunense. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic to heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis) unknown N/ALatinTindari
N/AISic000678I.Sicily inscription 000678CE 151 - CE 250
Very fine-grained, homogeneous, white marble, likely Lunense, Docimian, Göktepe, Hymettan. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic to heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy)honorific plaqueLatinTindari
ME 28744ISic000679Honours for Publius Septimius GetaCE 198 - CE 211
Fine to medium-grained, homogeneous, grey, calcitic marble, likely Proconnesian. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic to homeoblastic fabric. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic to homeoblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) honorific plaqueLatinTindari
ME 28742ISic000680Fragment of a monumental latin inscriptionCE 51 - CE 350
Medium to coarse-grained, veined, white, calcitic marble, likely Proconnesian. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic to homeoblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) building plaqueLatinTindari
11 (75361 / 75362)ISic000692Epitaph for OnomasteCE 51 - CE 200
Coarse-grained, banded, white marble, likely Aphrodisian, Parian-2, Parian-3, Parian-4, Proconnesian. Digital microscopy: heteroblastic fabric (identification based on digital microscopy)funerary plaqueLatinTindari
28720ISic000694Funerary epitaph for Asinia CharmosyneCE 50 - CE 200
Very fine-grained, veined, grey, calcitic (with dolomite) marble, likely Lunense. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic fabric with triple points, lineated. Digital microscopy: indistinguishable fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis) funerary plaqueLatinTindari
28740ISic003348Tyndaris honours Antimachos as Euergetes200 BCE - 51 BCE
, likely (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD) honorific statue base Ancient GreekTindari
N/AISic000681I.Sicily inscription 000681CE 1 - CE 200
Very fine to medium-grained, homogeneous, white, calcitic marble, likely Lunense. Optical microscopy: homeoblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic to heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis) funerary plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic000682I.Sicily inscription 000682CE 1 - CE 200
Fine to coarse-grained, banded, white, calcitic marble, likely Thasian-2, Thasian-1, Parian-2. Optical microscopy: na fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: indistinguishable fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy)honorific plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic000683I.Sicily inscription 000683CE 1 - CE 250
marblehonorific plaqueLatinTindari
N/AISic000684I.Sicily inscription 000684CE 1 - CE 400
marblehonorific N/ALatinTindari
N/AISic000693Epitaph for Tullia SymbiosisCE 101 - CE 200
brecciated yellow limestone with reddish veins, likely (microcrystalline limestone with sanidine crystals, opaque minerals veins, and sparry patches) (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy) funerary plaqueLatinTindari
ME28145ISic002007Fragment of an imperial dedicationCE 151 - CE 200
marblehonorific plaqueLatinPalermo
N/AISic003014I.Sicily inscription 003014CE 1 - CE 200
Coarse-grained, homogeneous, white, calcitic marble, likely Parian-2. Optical microscopy: heteroblastic to homeoblastic fabric with triple points. Digital microscopy: homeoblastic to heteroblastic fabric (identification based on pXRF, digital microscopy, XRD, optical microscopy, stable isotopes analysis) dedication plaqueAncient GreekTindari
N/AISic003347Fragment of a public inscription200 BCE - 46 BCE
limestonebuilding architraveAncient GreekTindari