101. Monogram capitals from the Triconch Church
Description | Text | Translation | Apparatus | Images | Commentary | Location | History
Description
- Monument:
Four matching white marble 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:
Cut on the face of each capital.
- Letters:
Monogram cut within a circle.
- Date:
Fifth/sixth century (form of monogram).
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(Συμβατικίου)
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(Συμβατικίου)
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(Συμβατικίου)
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Μ(?ι)χ(?αήλ)
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cross
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Translation
i-iii. John Nesbitt suggested, on the basis of the photographs, the resolution Συμβατικίου , 'of Symbaticius '.
iv. MX, perhaps for Michael
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.
Photographs
i. Face (1972) |
i. Face (1973) |
i. right side (2004) |
i. face
(2004)
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i. left side (2004) |
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i. back
(2004)
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i. detail (2004) |
i. face
(2004)
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ii. back (2004) |
ii. right side
(2004)
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ii. centre (2004) |
ii. detail
(2004)
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iii. left (2004) |
iii. back
(2004)
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iii. centre (2004) |
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iii. detail
(2004)
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iv. Right face
(2004)
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iv. Face (2004) |
iv. left side
(2004)
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iv. back (2004) |
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iv. detail
(2004)
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Representations
Drawing of Monogram (i-iii)
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Commentary
See discussion at VII.17.
For monograms, see Introduction.11.
For the Triconch Church see VII.15.
Locations
- Found:
Triconch Church, re-used.
- Original:
?An unidentified church.
- Last Recorded:
Museum.
History
- Recording:
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).
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