7.16. Monogram capitals from the Triconch Church

Description:
Four matching white marble column capitals. On each of the capitals, one side (back) is left plain, and there are crosses on either side. They all show signs of having been re-used subsequently.
Text:
Inscribed on the face of each capital.
Letters:
Monogram cut within a circle.
Date:
Fifth to sixth centuries (monogram).
Findspot:
Martyrion, re-used.
Original Location:
?An unidentified church.
Last recorded location:
Museum (2004)
History of discovery:
Excavated by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
An inferior account published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 101 and plate xxvii, whence PHI 614-7.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
i
1(Συμβατικίου)
ii
1(Συμβατικίου)
iii
1(Συμβατικίου)
iv
1 Μ(ι)χ(αήλ)
2 cross
i
1 monogram
ii
1 monogram
iii
1 monogram
iv
1ΜΧ
2 cross
<div type="textpart_section" n="i" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<orig >
<g type="monogram" />
</orig>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
Συμβατικίου
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="ii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<orig >
<g type="monogram" />
</orig>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
Συμβατικίου
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="iii" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<orig >
<g type="monogram" />
</orig>
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
Συμβατικίου
</supplied>
</expan>
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="iv" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Μ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
ι
</supplied>
<abbr>
χ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
αήλ
</supplied>
</expan>
<lb n="2" />
<g type="cross" />
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

In the first edition it was implied that all four capitals were identical; in fact the fourth does not have the same monogram as the other three.

Translation:

i-iii. John Nesbitt suggested, on the basis of the photographs, the resolution Συμβατικίου, 'of Symbaticius'.

iv. MX, perhaps for Michael

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 VII.17.

Photographs:

i. Face (1972)
 i. Face (1972)
i. Face (1973)
 i. Face (1973)
i. right side (2004)
 i. right side (2004)
i. face (2004)
 i. face (2004)
i. left side (2004)
 i. left side (2004)
i. back (2004)
 i. back (2004)
i. detail (2004)
 i. detail (2004)
i. face (2004)
 i. face (2004)
ii. back (2004)
 ii. back (2004)
ii. right side (2004)
 ii. right side (2004)
ii. centre (2004)
 ii. centre (2004)
ii. detail (2004)
 ii. detail (2004)
iii. left (2004)
 iii. left (2004)
iii. back (2004)
 iii. back (2004)
iii. centre (2004)
 iii. centre (2004)
iii. detail (2004)
 iii. detail (2004)
iv. Right face (2004)
 iv. Right face (2004)
iv. Face (2004)
 iv. Face (2004)
iv. left side (2004)
 iv. left side (2004)
iv. back (2004)
 iv. back (2004)
iv. detail (2004)
 iv. detail (2004)

Representations:

Drawing of Monogram (i-iii)
 Drawing of Monogram (i-iii)

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