12.1201. Fragment from a sculptor's signature, of Apollonios
- Description:
- A plain rectangular white marble statue base plinth(H. 0.27, x W. 0.39 x W. 0.38, when measured by Kubitscheck; some material since lost). The top shows a circular hatched area.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the front face.
- Letters:
- 0.016
- Date:
- Not dateable.
- Findspot:
- Walls, South: 'Südmauer' (K)
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by Kubitschek and Reichel (K iii.30); stray find by the NYU expedition.
- Bibliography:
- Published from Kubitschek by Cormack, ABSA 59 (1964), no. 13b, on which see Robert, AC (1966), 400-1; by Erim-Reynolds, 'Sculptors' no. 10, whence SEG 1990.933.
- Text constituted from:
- Notebooks; publications; transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (1991).
- 1[·· ? ··] Ἀπολλωνιου
- 2[·· ? ·· ἐπο]ίε̣ι vac.
- 1[ - - - ]ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ
- 2[ - - - ···]Ι·Ι
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
Ἀπολλωνιου
<lb
n="2"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ἐπο
</supplied>
ί
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
ε
</unclear>
ι
<space
extent="3"
unit="character"
dim="horizontal"
/>
Apparatus
In line 2, the first letter read by Kubitschek is no longer visible, and the second is now damaged.
Translation:
[·· ? ··] (son) of Apollonios made (this)
Commentary:
See Erim-Reynolds ad loc.
Photographs:
- Face (1977)
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