214. Storage jar of Polychronius

Description | Text | Translation | Images | Commentary | Location | History

Description

• Monument: A large white marble storage jar (H. 0.895, maximum diam. 0.77), which is cracked.
• Text: Inscribed in one line along the shoulder.
• Letters: Av. 0.04, omicron 0.03, tau 0.05.
• Date: Fourth-sixth century (content)

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Translation

Of Polychronius, ?boxer, at 2 1/3 nomismata

Photographs

Text (1966)	ALA 214 (2004)	ALA 214 (2004)

Commentary

See discussion at XI.21.

Locations

• Found: Bouleuterion/Odeon: in the area north of the Bouleuterion and south of the Temple-Church.
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Findspot.

History

• Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition.
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 214, whence PHI 869; republished by Roueché, PPA 87.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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Description | Text | Translation | Images | Commentary | Location | History